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Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct.22
Trend:
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro have held a meeting in a narrow format.
President Aliyev said that President Maduro’s visit to Azerbaijan creates good opportunities for expanding the bilateral cooperation and developing the relations between the two countries in various spheres.
President Maduro, for his part, said that his visit to Azerbaijan will pave way for the development of bilateral relations. He noted that this is important for the regions of both countries.
During the meeting, the two parties exchanged views on studying the cooperation in such spheres as, trade, energy and investment making.
President Aliyev briefed his Venezuelan counterpart about the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Azerbaijan’s president emphasized the necessity of resolving the conflict in line with the international law.
The parties also exchanged views on cooperation between OPEC and non-OPEC countries for stabilizing the oil prices on the world market.
They discussed cooperation within international organizations, including the Non-Aligned Movement.
