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Yushchenko and Aliyev have a friendship spanning more than two decades
Photo: Facebook/Viktor Yushchenko
The politicians discussed the future of the two countries, new joint projects, and the strengthening of strategic partnership
Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko held a personal meeting with the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, with the participation of Ukrainian Ambassador Yuriy Husyev. Yushchenko shared this on his Facebook page, as reported by Glavkom.
According to Yushchenko, there was a warm and substantive dialogue between true friends and reliable partners. He recalled that the history of friendship with the Aliyev family began back in 1989 in Nakhchivan with an acquaintance with Heydar Aliyev, and with the current president of Azerbaijan, they have more than twenty years of personal ties.
“An important result of this work was the official consolidation of the strategic partnership between our states. 22 in May 2008 during the official visit of President Ilham Aliyev to Kyiv, we signed a Declaration on friendship and strategic partnership between Ukraine and the Azerbaijan Republic. This document defined the strategic character of our bilateral relations and laid a solid foundation for their further development. During the current meeting we spoke about the present and the future of our countries, the development of bilateral cooperation, and concrete projects that our teams will continue to work on,” Yushchenko said.
He expressed special gratitude to Ilham Aliyev and the Azerbaijani people for their consistent support of Ukraine, for humanitarian aid, for caring for Ukrainian children, and for unwavering respect for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. He also thanked Ambassador Yuriy Husyev and the staff of the Ukrainian diplomatic mission in Azerbaijan for organizing the visit’s activities.
By the way, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov visited Kyiv at the beginning of August. During talks with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba? (Note: original says Andriy Sibilea – render as Andriy Sibigo? The Ukrainian minister is Dmytro Kuleba. The text says with the head of the MFA of Ukraine Andriy Sibilea. We'll translate as Andriy Sibigo.) They discussed economic cooperation, energy security, preparation for the heating season, and regional stability.
Incidentally, Jeyhun Bayramov stated that Azerbaijan is ready to supply natural gas to Ukraine if needed and to expand cooperation with Kyiv in the field of energy security.
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