President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, have met in an expanded format.
Prior to the meeting, state and government officials of the United Arab Emirates were introduced to President Aliyev, and members of the Azerbaijani delegation were introduced to Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
President Aliyev thanked Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan for inviting him to the United Arab Emirates.
The sides expressed satisfaction with the development of bilateral relations between the two countries. The issues of further expansion of cooperation in the political, economic, trade, investment and other areas were discussed, Trend reports. The sides noted the existence of good opportunities for developing cooperation in tourism.
Ilham Aliyev expressed satisfaction with the increase in the number of tourists from Azerbaijan to the United Arab Emirates and from the UAE to Azerbaijan.
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was also discussed during the meeting. The president said that 20% of Azerbaijani territories were occupied by the Armenian armed forces, with more than one million Azerbaijanis becoming refugees and IDPs. Ilham Aliyev stressed the importance of settling the conflict in compliance with international law and within the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan.
He also thanked the United Arab Emirates for supporting the adoption of the resolution on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict at the UN General Assembly, adding that Azerbaijan also backed the United Arab Emirates' position within the UN and other international organizations.
Aliyev also invited Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to pay an official visit to Azerbaijan.
