Baku: Today, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov, received Brendan Hanrahan, the Senior Bureau Official for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs (EUR) at the U.S. Department of State, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.
According to Trend News Agency, the meeting focused on Azerbaijan-U.S. relations and issues arising from the Memorandum of Understanding regarding the establishment of a Strategic Working Group aimed at preparing the Strategic Partnership Charter. The officials also discussed the Azerbaijan-Armenia normalization process and regional and international security matters of mutual interest.
The dialogue included an exchange of views on the historical development of bilateral relations and cooperation in areas such as security and energy. High-level visits and contacts held in August were emphasized as significant in advancing relations between the two nations.
The meeting also highlighted the historic Washington meeting and subsequent agreements, including the initialing of a peace treaty and steps to dismantle structures remaining from the previous conflict. These were noted as key milestones in promoting the Azerbaijan-Armenia peace agenda initiated by Azerbaijan.
Other issues of mutual interest were also discussed during the meeting.