Рђzerbaijan as an independent state is entitled to hold exchange of views with other states on the issues of mutual concern, including with the Republic of Cyprus, deputy Foreign Minister (FM) of Azerbaijan Khalaf Khalafov told journalists, commenting on the recent visit to Baku of two representatives of the Republic of Cyprus to the Council of Europe and the meetings held with them at FM of Azerbaijan, Trend reports.
Deputy FM denied the reports that the mission from Cyprus voiced its protest to the official Baku in regard to the cooperation of Azerbaijan with the Turkish part of the island. В"It is not dwelt upon the protest, there were an appeal from the Greek Cyprus on the desire to discuss a number of issues “of mutual concern” and we agreed to receive the mission, the diplomat noted. The deputy Minister did not go into details on the talks.