BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 30. Azerbaijan's strategic importance is growing worldwide, Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban said at an expanded meeting with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Trend reports.
"We have discussed all issues of strategic importance for cooperation between our two countries. We are grateful for your sustainable contribution to the strengthening of relations and traditional cooperation between our peoples over the past decade. We do appreciate that. Our countries did not start this important friendship now. We started it a long time ago. You are our friend not only because of energy. I imagine you have new friends now because the strategic importance of your country in the world is growing. However, our cooperation began a long time ago and is based not only on interests, but also on cooperation in the field of culture and traditions," PM Orban said.