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Azerbaijan and Italian foreign ministers hold phone conversation

26 June 2026 16:54 (UTC +04:00)

On June 26, a telephone conversation took place between Azerbaijan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeyhun Bayramov and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Italian Republic Antonio Tajani, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry told APA.

During the telephone conversation, the current state and development prospects of the Azerbaijan-Italy strategic partnership were discussed.

The ministers expressed satisfaction with the increasingly intensive nature of the high-level political dialogue between the two countries. In this context, they emphasized that the state visit of Italian President Sergio Mattarella to Azerbaijan last autumn, the meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation held in January this year, as well as the visit of President of the Council of Ministers of Italy Giorgia Meloni to Azerbaijan in May, demonstrated the strategic nature of Azerbaijan-Italy relations and the dynamic development of cooperation based on mutual trust.

The parties noted the importance of continuing the political dialogue and mutual visits in the coming period, as well as further expanding cooperation in the fields of economy and trade, energy, transport, industry, investment, education, and other areas. In this context, it was stated that the Azerbaijan-Italy Business Forum, scheduled to be held this autumn, will serve as an important platform for deepening bilateral economic partnership.

The ministers emphasized the importance of the conference to be organized in partnership with The European House – Ambrosetti in September this year for the development of Azerbaijan-Italy economic and political dialogue.

The parties expressed satisfaction with the successful cooperation in the energy sector and stressed that the cooperation between SOCAR and Italy's Italiana Petroli (IP), including the acquisition of the company, is one of the key areas of bilateral economic relations. The importance of expanding mutually beneficial projects in the economic sphere and exploring new opportunities for cooperation was also noted.

During the telephone conversation, the sides also exchanged views on the post-conflict peace agenda in the region, the situation in the Middle East, and other regional security issues.

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