Azerbaijan hosts political consultations with Venezuela (PHOTO)

BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 2. Azerbaijani
Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov met today with Venezuelan Deputy
Foreign Minister Tatiana Pugh Moreno, Trend reports.

According to the information, the meeting discussed issues on
the agenda of bilateral and multilateral cooperation between
Azerbaijan and Venezuela, and prospects of cooperation in the
spheres of trade, energy, tourism, agriculture, culture, and
education.

Noting the existence of an intensive political dialog between
the two countries, as well as contacts within the framework of
various visits and international events, Minister Jeyhun Bayramov
stressed the importance of such discussions in terms of defining
concrete plans in various areas of cooperation.

Moreover, it was stressed that cooperation based on mutual
support and solidarity within the framework of international
organizations, especially the UN and the Non-Aligned Movement, is a
source of satisfaction, and the importance of further strengthening
cooperation within multilateral platforms was noted.

At the same time, it was mentioned that the 30th anniversary of
the establishment of diplomatic relations between Azerbaijan and
Venezuela will be celebrated in 2025, and the possibility of
implementation of joint initiatives and activities in this
direction was emphasized.

Tatiana Pugh Moreno congratulated Azerbaijan on the successful
holding of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) last month, the
high level of organization of the event and noted that the outcome
of COP29 is one of the important contributions to the efforts to
combat climate change.

In the course of the meeting, the parties also exchanged views
on other issues of mutual interest.

The Foreign Ministries of the two countries also held the second
round of political consultations.

The Azerbaijani delegation was headed by Deputy Foreign Minister
Elnur Mammadov, while the delegation of the Venezuelan side was
headed by Deputy Minister Tatiana Pugh Moreno.

The prospects of bilateral and multilateral relations between
Azerbaijan and Venezuela plans for further development of
relations, joint initiatives, as well as other bilateral and
regional issues of mutual interest were discussed during the
political consultations.