Baku:President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev welcomed Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of India, during a meeting on October 23. The encounter was reported by APA.
According to Azeri-Press news agency, Minister Jaishankar conveyed greetings from Indian President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to President Aliyev. He recalled the previous meeting between Aliyev and Modi in Bishkek and mentioned that his visit to Azerbaijan was instructed by Prime Minister Modi.
President Aliyev expressed gratitude for the greetings and requested the Minister to convey his regards to the Indian President and Prime Minister. He fondly recalled his meeting with Prime Minister Modi in Bishkek and highlighted the importance of the Minister’s visit in discussing the current state and prospects of bilateral relations.
The meeting included an extensive exchange of views on Azerbaijan-India relations, noting opportunities for cooperation in areas of mutual interest. The sides acknowledged that both nations, as members of the Global South, share common positions on various international issues concerning the Global South, and they explored prospects for collaboration in political, trade, economic, high-tech, cultural, humanitarian, and other fields.
The discussion also covered the importance of cooperation within international organizations and emphasized the need to intensify political contacts and organize reciprocal visits, including those involving economic and business delegations, to further advance bilateral relations.