Azerbaijan, Uganda discuss bilateral cooperation  

Azerbaijan and Uganda have discussed bilateral cooperation.   

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov has said that Azerbaijan is ready to share experience of chairing the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry told Caliber.Az.

Bayramov, as part of his visit to Uganda, met with Uganda’s President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.

During the meeting, Bayramov conveyed his congratulations on the transition of the chairmanship of the NAM from Azerbaijan to Uganda, noting that Azerbaijan is ready to share its experience of chairmanship.

The sides exchanged views on various spheres of political relations between the two countries, and gratification was expressed with the current level of ties. The importance of continuing mutual support both on a bilateral basis and within the UN, the NAM and other multilateral cooperation platforms was emphasised. The sides agreed to develop bilateral relations, business ties, and intensify contacts in the economic, social and humanitarian spheres.

Bayramov informed Uganda’s president about Armenia’s aggression against Azerbaijan, the problem of refugees and internally displaced people, the factors which stipulated the 44-day second Karabakh war and anti-terrorism measures which resulted in the restoration of Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity and sovereignty. The sides also discussed the current situation in the region in the post-conflict period.

Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs made a post on its X account in this regard.

In the margins of his working visit to Uganda, FM of the Republic of #Azerbaijan @Bayramov_Jeyhun was received by @KagutaMuseveni, President of the Republic of Uganda. Multilateral cooperation agenda between 🇦🇿-🇺🇬 and future plans within the NAM Troika were discussed during the… pic.twitter.com/3mWybBB2z0

— MFA Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 (@AzerbaijanMFA) January 19, 2024

The sides discussed the multilateral cooperation agenda between the two countries and future plans within the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Troika," the post notes.