Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met in Baku with Iraq President Abdel Latif Jamal Rashid.
The head of state recalled the visit of President Iraq to Azerbaijan as part of the non -alignment summit and a meeting with him. He expressed satisfaction with the first official visit of President Iraq to Azerbaijan.
Aliyev expressed confidence that this visit and discussions that will be held during it will make a significant contribution to the further development of relations between countries.
The head of state noted that in the near future a meeting of the joint commission on trade, economic, scientific, technical and cultural cooperation, which will play an important role in the further expansion of trade and economic ties.
will be held in Iraq.
Iraqi President emphasized that his country is configured to further develop relations with Azerbaijan. The head of state said that the documents that will be signed as part of the visit will make a great contribution to the expansion of bilateral ties.
At the meeting, it was noted that both countries always support each other’s positions within the framework of international organizations, it was emphasized that Azerbaijan and Iraq suffered from the occupation, but this situation remained in the past.
During the conversation, it was brought to the attention that there are favorable opportunities for the development of cooperation between Azerbaijan and Iraq in economic, energy, cultural, scientific, educational and tourist spheres.