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Azerbaijan and Kuwait sign three documents

11 January 2011 11:37 (UTC +04:00)

The prospects of the cooperation between Azerbaijan and Kuwait in the spheres of policy and diplomacy, economy and trade, investment and finance, industry and energy, defense, high education and scientific research, transport, communication and information technologies, tourism, information and culture, health and environment, youth and sports were discussed at the meeting, press service of the Azerbaijanâ€™s Ministry of Foreign Affairs told APA.

The sides emphasized the importance of strengthening friendly relations between the two countries. Kuwait said it supported the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan. It also welcomed the Azerbaijanâ€™s proposal to hold the summit of the Organization of the Islamic Conference in Baku in 2014 and said it would support the Azerbaijanâ€™s nomination for non-permanent member of the UN Security Council in 2013.

Azerbaijan and Kuwait signed following documents in the end of the meeting:

1. Protocol of the first meeting of the Joint Commission for cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Government of the State of Kuwait;

2. Agreement on technical cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Government of the State of Kuwait;

3. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Government of the State of Kuwait on visa-free travels for the persons with diplomatic/ special passports.

The sides agreed to continue consultations and discussions on the issues of mutual interests for extension of cooperation.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov and his Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Mohammad Al-Sabah led the delegations at the meeting.