Azerbaijan, Baku, April 4 / Trend /
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today received Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov and his accompanying delegation.
During the conversation, the Head of State described the Ukrainian PM`s visit as a `good sign` of cooperation between the two countries, and expressed assurance that the visit would be `successful`, contributing to expansion of ties.
President Ilham Aliyev stressed bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and Ukraine develop dynamically, underscoring existence of high-level political ties. The Head of State underlined importance of upgrading economic cooperation to the level of political relations. The President added that Azerbaijan places great emphasis on cooperation with Ukraine, highlighted significance of continuation of mutual activity in the bilateral, multilateral and regional format, and strengthening partnership relations between the two countries.
Mykola Azarov extended greetings of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych to the Azerbaijani President. The Prime Minister said the Ukrainian President deeply respects the President Ilham Aliyev and the Azerbaijani people. Mykola Azarov stressed he witnessed the great construction boom in Baku.
The meeting also highlighted issues on energy, infrastructure, trade and economic cooperation.
The Head of State asked the PM to pass on his greetings to the Ukrainian President.