Azerbaijan, UK discuss regional cooperation, international security issues PHOTO

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and UK Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Minister of State for Europe and North America Leo Docherty have discussed security issues.

The views on bilateral and regional cooperation issues between the two countries, as well as on international security issues were exchanged at the meeting, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry told Caliber.Az.

Bayramov emphasised that Azerbaijan attaches great importance to multi-vector relations with the UK, touched upon the possibilities of further strengthening the existing partnership between the two countries in security, political, economic, energy and humanitarian spheres, and noted the importance of intensifying a political dialogue to determine new spheres of cooperation.

Moreover, the sides discussed cooperation in such sectors as transport, education, renewable energy sources, and the possible participation of UK companies in the restoration of Azerbaijani territories liberated from occupation.

Bayramov informed Docherty about the current situation and realities in the region, ongoing large-scale restoration and construction work in the territories liberated from occupation, the mine threat impeding this work, Azerbaijan’s plans to establish a stable peace in the South Caucasus, practical steps being taken in this sphere, the agenda for normalising relations with Armenia.