Azerbaijani FM meets with his French counterpart

Baku, November 11, AZERTAC Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov has met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the French Republic Jean-Yves Le Drian. The ministers exchanged views on the bilateral cooperation agenda, as well as regional security issues. Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said France was interested in developing relations with Azerbaijan. The sides discussed the development of bilateral cooperation, especially in the economic and educational spheres, and expressed mutual interest in this regard. Minister Le Drian expressed readiness to assist Azerbaijan in the demining process, and to cooperate with ANAMA in this regard. It was also noted that the process of searching for missing people from the First Karabakh War is important for France. Minister Le Drian also stressed the importance of normalizing relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, emphasizing that the OSCE Minsk Group could be an important format in this regard. Minister Jeyhun Bayramov highlighted the current situation in the region, Azerbaijan's position in the post-conflict period, as well as the implementation of trilateral statements and steps taken unilaterally by Azerbaijan in this direction. He briefed his French counterpart on Azerbaijan's cooperation in the humanitarian sphere with relevant international organizations, including UNESCO. At the meeting, the ministers also discussed other issues of mutual interest.