BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 29. Azerbaijan considers relations with China to be of strategic importance, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said addressing the international conference under the motto “South Caucasus: Development and Cooperation”, Trend reports.
"First of all, on our relations with China, I would like to say that we consider these relations of strategic importance and we are very glad that these relations develop very successfully. During my numerous meetings with President Xi Jinping we broadly discussed bilateral agenda and also regional issues. To illustrate our relations, it is enough to quote Mr. Xi Jinping, who called me the big friend of China. And I think it is a good answer to all the questions. At the same time, he is a very good friend of Azerbaijan and we are always in contact. I was among a limited number of world leaders who were invited in 2019 to the Conference “One Belt and One Road”. We consider that also a sign of special attention to Azerbaijan and special importance," the head of state said.