BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 31. Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov has received and exchanged views on cooperation and the current situation in the region with Bik Lum, representative of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Azerbaijan, a source in the country's Foreign Ministry told Trend.
According to the source, Bayramov noted the importance of joint projects with the UN aimed at addressing the humanitarian consequences of the former Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict and improving the living conditions of Azerbaijani citizens who were refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) as a result of Armenia's aggression against Azerbaijan.
He emphasized that the 'Great Return' program, aimed at ensuring the dignified return of Azerbaijan's citizens to the territories liberated from Armenian occupation, is one of the main priorities for the country, and informed about the relevant progress.
The minister also briefed on the preparations for the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) and discussed the possibilities for cooperation within its framework.
Lum noted that numerous projects for Azerbaijani IDPs have been implemented over the past 30 years, and that the structure he represents is ready to provide support for their return to native lands and to conduct joint educational work in the field of humanitarian demining with the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action.
Additionally, the parties discussed other issues of mutual interest.
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