The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov, met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary, Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary within the framework of his visit to Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani MFA told APA.
According to the information, following the one-on-one meeting between the ministers, the 2nd meeting of Azerbaijan-Hungary Strategic Dialogue was held with the participation of delegations from both sides.
At the 2nd meeting of Azerbaijan-Hungary Strategic Dialogue, prospects for the development of existing strategic partnership relations between Azerbaijan and Hungary, issues of cooperation within the framework of regional and international organizations, future plans and projects, as well as the current situation in the region in the post-conflict period were discussed.
Minister Jeyhun Bayramov pointed out that the current political dialogue between the two states, mutual visits and contacts, parliamentary diplomacy, as well as mechanisms such as strategic dialogue and political consultations contribute to the development of partnership relations.
It was emphasized at the meeting that the direction of development and transmission of renewable energy is one of the important components of strategic partnership relations of both states, and the need to continue the activities of advancing the Black Sea submarine cable/Green Middle Corridor initiative in this direction.
Cooperation and mutual support within the framework of regional and international organizations, especially UN, OSCE, Organization of Turkic States, was said to be commendable.
At the meeting, priority directions of Azerbaijan's chairmanship of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), negotiations and preparations, as well as opportunities for cooperation were discussed.
Azerbaijani side also briefed the Hungarian side about the current situation in the region during post-conflict period, the reconstruction and demining activities in the liberated territories, the current state of the normalization process between Azerbaijan and Armenia in detail.
Following, the ministers signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Consular Affairs between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary, as well as the protocol of the 2nd meeting of Azerbaijan-Hungary Strategic Dialogue.
During the press conference held after the 2nd meeting of Azerbaijan-Hungary Strategic Dialogue, the ministers made statements about the results of the meeting and answered the questions of media representatives.