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Azerbaijani deputy FM visits Cuba (PHOTO)

Politics Materials 17 June 2023 11:43 (UTC +04:00)

BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 17. A delegation headed by Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Fariz Rzayev visited Havana on June 15-16, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry told Trend.

During the visit, Rzayev held meetings with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parilla, Deputy Foreign Minister Anayansi Camejo and First Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment Ana Teresita Gonzalez Fraga.

At the meetings, issues of cooperation on multilateral platforms, including within the framework of the UN, the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and the Group of 77, as well as the possibilities of partnership between the two countries in the field of international development assistance were discussed.

The importance of coordinated actions between Azerbaijan as the chair of the NAM and Cuba as the current chair of the Group of 77, which will serve to protect the interests of members of both international institutions, was emphasized.

As part of the visit, on June 16, a presentation was held for the ambassadors of the island states of the Caribbean accredited in Cuba regarding Azerbaijan's chairmanship in the Non-Aligned Movement and international development assistance policy.

The Azerbaijani delegation informed the participants about the global call for support for the recovery of small island states from the COVID-19 pandemic, announced by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, within the framework of the Contact Group Summit of the NAM in response to COVID-19, held on March 2, 2023 in Baku.

As the first donor within the framework of this appeal, Azerbaijan provides assistance to such states in the amount of $1 million.

The focus was made on the importance of consultation on the needs of island nations in the post-pandemic period. Further, the event continued with interactive discussions on the relevant topic.

Cuba recognized the independence of Azerbaijan on December 26, 1991. Diplomatic relations between the countries were established on March 27, 1992.

The Embassy of Cuba in Azerbaijan was established on October 12, 2007.

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