MINSK, 11 November (BelTA) – Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko is holding talks with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev in Baku, BelTA has learned.
The Belarusian head of state arrived in the capital of Azerbaijan to attend the World Climate Summit 2024.
The presidents noted that they had met more than once recently. During Aleksandr Lukashenko’s state visit to Azerbaijan in May of this year, the heads of state held fruitful negotiations focusing on trade and economic cooperation. They worked out a 12-point cooperation plan to advance bilateral relations in the short and long-term.
“We agreed on many things. I think we have everything in place to succeed. Just the day before, we discussed all the issues that we had raised with you. They are very relevant for us. I think that if our ministries and the ambassador take it up a notch, we will be able to do a lot for Belarus and Azerbaijan,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the meeting in Baku.
This autumn the presidents of Belarus and Azerbaijan also had the opportunity to discuss a number of important issues in Moscow and Kazan during the CIS and BRICS summits.
Belarus’ Ambassador to Azerbaijan Andrei Ravkov told journalists that since the state visit in May, active work has been underway to implement all the agreements reached: “We have made significant progress in some areas; yet, there are things that are still in the works. Nevertheless, there is good progress across all 12 points, thus we expect good results,” he remarked.
Now the heads of state have the opportunity to compare notes on the state of affairs in bilateral cooperation.
Andrei Ravkov recalled that a goal was set to increase bilateral trade up to $1 billion over the next two years. The two countries are expected to exceed the $500 million mark in trade in goods and services by the end of the current year, well above last year’s figure.
The Belarusian head of state arrived in the capital of Azerbaijan to attend the World Climate Summit 2024.
The presidents noted that they had met more than once recently. During Aleksandr Lukashenko’s state visit to Azerbaijan in May of this year, the heads of state held fruitful negotiations focusing on trade and economic cooperation. They worked out a 12-point cooperation plan to advance bilateral relations in the short and long-term.
“We agreed on many things. I think we have everything in place to succeed. Just the day before, we discussed all the issues that we had raised with you. They are very relevant for us. I think that if our ministries and the ambassador take it up a notch, we will be able to do a lot for Belarus and Azerbaijan,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the meeting in Baku.
This autumn the presidents of Belarus and Azerbaijan also had the opportunity to discuss a number of important issues in Moscow and Kazan during the CIS and BRICS summits.
Belarus’ Ambassador to Azerbaijan Andrei Ravkov told journalists that since the state visit in May, active work has been underway to implement all the agreements reached: “We have made significant progress in some areas; yet, there are things that are still in the works. Nevertheless, there is good progress across all 12 points, thus we expect good results,” he remarked.
Now the heads of state have the opportunity to compare notes on the state of affairs in bilateral cooperation.
Andrei Ravkov recalled that a goal was set to increase bilateral trade up to $1 billion over the next two years. The two countries are expected to exceed the $500 million mark in trade in goods and services by the end of the current year, well above last year’s figure.
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