Azernews
April 27, 2022

Baku, Riga discuss region, ties, Ukraine

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and Latvian Deputy Prime Minister, Defence Minister Artis Pabriks have discussed bilateral ties and regional issues in Baku, the ministry reported on April 26.

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Bayramov stressed that Azerbaijan highly appreciates the mutual ties with Latvia and both bilateral and multilateral cooperation between the two countries is flourishing.

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In turn, Latvian Defense Minister Artis Pabriks noted that Azerbaijan is a strategic partner for the country. He stated that Azerbaijan and Latvia have a productive bilateral relationship as well as cooperation in a number of international and regional organizations. Latvia, according to Pabriks, supports Azerbaijan’s extensive EU collaboration.

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The sides exchanged views on the situation in Ukraine, humanitarian aid provided by Azerbaijan to Ukraine, as well as other regional issues of mutual interest.

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Azernews
April 27, 2022

Azerbaijan, Latvia ink military cooperation accord

Azerbaijani Defence Minister Col-Gen Zakir Hasanov and his Latvian counterpart Artis Pabriks have signed a military cooperation accord, the ministry reported on April 26.

Hasanov and Pabriks signed an “Agreement on Defence Cooperation between the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia” as part of the latter’s official visit to Azerbaijan.

Welcoming the delegation, Hasanov briefed the guests on the activities carried out in Azerbaijan’s liberated territories following the victory over Armenia in the 44-day war in 2020.

The minister stressed that Azerbaijan-Latvia military cooperation is fulfilled within various NATO programs, as well as in bilateral formats in line with the friendly and constantly developing relations.

Pabriks thanked for the warm welcome and said that the two countries have good relations and that Latvia is an important partner of Azerbaijan in European security institutions, particularly NATO.

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Earlier, President Ilham Aliyev received Latvian Defence Minister Artis Pabriks.

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They cited Azerbaijan-NATO ties as an example. Aliyev’s visit to NATO headquarters in Brussels last year, his meeting with Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, and his speech at a North Atlantic Council meeting were all mentioned, and Azerbaijan’s participation in NATO’s “Resolute Support” mission in Afghanistan was emphasized.

The parties also praised the successful development of Azerbaijan-European Union relations, emphasizing the significance of the European Union’s Eastern Partnership Summit last year.