Azerbaijan`s Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeyhun Bayramov has met with his Kazakh counterpart Mukhtar Tileuberdi on the sidelines of the 9th Ministerial Conference of the “Heart of Asia – Istanbul Process” held in Dushanbe.

Minister Jeyhun Bayramov hailed high level bilateral relations between the two countries, noting that there are great opportunities for expanding this cooperation. He emphasized the importance of holding a meeting of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission to further develop relations between the two countries.

Noting that Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan have established modern transport and transit infrastructures on their territories, and this has already started yielding important results, FM Bayramov mentioned that there are broad perspectives for the development of cooperation in this area.

Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi stressed that relations between the Presidents of the two countries are at a high level and this plays a significant role in the development of bilateral relations.

Touching upon the development of relations in the economic sphere, FM Mukhtar Tileuberdi stressed that the Joint Intergovernmental Commission between Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan covers all areas of economic relations.

The ministers exchanged views on holding of a number of events on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries next year.

During the meeting, Minister Jeyhun Bayramov informed his counterpart on the new situation in the region after the 44-day Patriotic War and the work done by the Azerbaijani side for the implementation of the trilateral statements.

The sides also discussed other issues of mutual interest.