Azerbaijan, Romania mull bilateral cooperation
Azerbaijani and Romanian Foreign Ministers discussed
development of bilateral cooperation in political, economic, trade, transport and
energy fields, Romanian ministry’s press service reported on June 29.
During the phone conversation, the talks focused on the
stage and prospects of the bilateral relations, stressing intensification of
the political dialogue and the extension of cooperation in the context of the
strategic partnership between Romania and Azerbaijan.
High on the agenda was also the issue of developing ties
between Romania and Azerbaijan through the implementation of projects with
regional impact, such as Black Sea-Caspian Sea transport corridor.
The minister noted the importance of this joint project
initiated and supported by Romania and involving Azerbaijan, as well as Georgia
and Turkmenistan, stressing the goal of advancing the discussions on the
Intergovernmental agreement on the route.
On his part, Azerbaijan foreign affairs minister Elmar
Mammadyarov stressed the role of bilateral strategic partnership in boosting
political dialogue and bilateral cooperation and pointed out the possibilities
of expanding and consolidating the Romanian- Azerbaijani cooperation in various
fields, especially in the economic, transport and energy sectors, with the
capitalization of the existing openness on both sides.
Additionally, the ministers also discussed the support for
the Southern Gas Corridor, noting in the context of the relevance of the
Bulgaria- Romania- Hungary- Austria (BRUA) regional project.
Furthermore, the parties discussed the socio-economic impact
of COVID-19, as well as the measures taken by two states to counteract the
medical, economic and social consequences of the crisis.
Both ministers stressed the importance of international
solidarity as the main lesson learned from this experience.
Aurescu informed that Romania supports Azerbaijan’s
initiative to convene a special session of the UN General Assembly in video
format-conference to discuss the international community’s response to the
COVID-19 pandemic.
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