President Ilham Aliyev meets with US President’s Special Envoy Steve Witkoff in Washington PHOTO

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev held a meeting with Steve Witkoff, the U.S. President’s Special Envoy, in Washington on August 7.

The meeting began with the signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation between Azerbaijan’s State Oil Company (SOCAR) and ExxonMobil. The agreement was signed by Azerbaijan’s Minister of Economy Mikayil Jabbarov and ExxonMobil’s Vice President John Ardill, in the presence of President Aliyev and Special Envoy Witkoff, Caliber.Az reports via Azertag.

Following the signing ceremony, President Aliyev and Steve Witkoff engaged in a bilateral discussion to further strengthen cooperation and diplomatic relations between Azerbaijan and the United States.