Azerbaijan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeyhun Bayramov has met with Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of Moldova Nicu Popescu.

During the meeting, Minister Jeyhun Bayramov hailed the development of friendship and cooperation between Azerbaijan and Moldova and stressed the importance of further expanding cooperation in many areas.

Minister Jeyhun Bayramov briefed his Moldovan counterpart on the post-conflict situation in the region, the implementation of trilateral statements and steps taken by Azerbaijan in this regard, the delimitation process, as well as the restoration and reconstruction work in the liberated territories.

Minister Nicu Popescu praised the development of bilateral relations. He stressed that political relations between the two countries are developing at a high level and Moldova has always supported the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan. He expressed hope that the current visit would give impetus to the development and deepening of existing ties.

The sides exchanged views on infrastructure reconstruction projects in the liberated territories of Azerbaijan, in particular, the importance of demining as soon as possible and the involvement of Moldovan experts in this process.

They reviewed using the existing potential for the development of bilateral relations in economic, trade, energy, humanitarian, cultural and other fields. They also noted that special attention should be paid to economic relations, and in this regard, the importance of the activities of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Moldova was emphasized.

The sides exchanged views on successful cooperation between the two countries on multilateral platforms (UN, OSCE, Council of Europe, BSEC, GUAM and the Eastern Partnership initiative) and the continuation of mutual support within international organizations.

The ministers also discussed other issues of mutual interest.