Relations between Italy and Azerbaijan are at high level: ambassador

Azerbaijan, Baku, October 7 / Trend /

The newly appointed Ambassador of Italy to Azerbaijan Mario Balde is satisfied with the relations between the two countries, he said this during a meeting with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov.

Expressing satisfaction with the high level relations between Azerbaijan and Italy, Balde said that during the period of its activity, he will make efforts to further strengthen relations between the two countries in all spheres.

Italian diplomat was satisfied with his appointment to Azerbaijan, the press service of Foreign Ministry told Trend on Oct. 7.

According to Baldo, during the period of his work at the Embassy of Italy in Russia, he closely followed the processes in the region.

Noting that he arrived in Baku recently, the Italian diplomat said that during this time he witnessed the development process in Azerbaijan. He also stressed that he was surprised with the diplomatic corps, which operates in the country, and described it as Azerbaijan's attention to the international community.

Elmar Mammadyarov noted the need for a more fruitful use of existing opportunities for the expansion of Azerbaijan-Italy relations.

At the meeting, views were exchanged on the prospects of development of bilateral relations, foreign policy priorities of Azerbaijan, regional issues, in particular the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.