Aliyev: Azerbaijan ready to cooperate with Ukraine in many areas

Azerbaijan is ready to cooperate with Ukraine in many areas, including food, energy, etc.

"We are ready to cooperate in all areas, and I want to reiterate that this cooperation is based on our strong friendship," President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said at a joint briefing with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

He informed that together with the President of Ukraine they discussed food security issues, in particular the establishment of joint ventures in food industry.

"We will be able to create a new dimension in our relations through such joint activities, innovative solutions. This is just one of the steps we are taking in our relations," the President of Azerbaijan said.

He also mentioned the fields of energy and oil refining, expressing confidence that new decisions will be made in the months ahead of the next meeting of the intergovernmental commission.

"As for our cooperation in other areas, we have no differences of opinion," Aliyev said.

He also pointed out the deep interest of the Azerbaijani people in Ukrainian culture.

The Azerbaijani leader invited the President of Ukraine to pay a visit to Baku.

As reported, the presidents of Ukraine and Azerbaijan agreed to hold a meeting of the joint intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation.

As reported, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev is on a working visit to Ukraine.