An official welcoming ceremony was held in Baku for Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, who is on an official visit to Azerbaijan.
A guard of honor was lined up for the Ukrainian president in the square decorated with the national flags of the two countries.
The chief of the guard of honor reported to the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, after which he welcomed the Ukrainian counterpart.
Then, the national anthems of Ukraine and Azerbaijan were performed. The presidents reviewed the guard of honor, Trend reports.
State and government officials of the Republic of Azerbaijan were introduced to President Poroshenko and members of the Ukrainian delegation were introduced to President Aliyev.
Following the official welcoming ceremony in Baku, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko held a one-on-one meeting.
The importance of Poroshenko’s first official visit to Azerbaijan was stressed at the meeting. It was also noted that the Azerbaijani-Ukrainian relations have a long history and the peoples of the two countries have always had friendly relations.
The sides discussed prospects for bilateral relations in political, economic, energy, transportation and humanitarian spheres.
The sides also exchanged views on issues of mutual interest for the two countries.
