Bangladesh and Azerbaijan on Friday discussed advancing bilateral cooperation between the two countries in diverse sectors, including cooperation in air connectivity, skilled migration and energy supply.
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir had a bilateral meeting with the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov, in Baku and discussed the areas of cooperation.
M Amanul Haq, Bangladesh ambassador to Turkiye with concurrent accreditation to the Republic of Azerbaijan, accompanied the state minister to the meeting, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
While referring to Bangladesh as one of the important partners, the Azerbaijani foreign minister expressed optimism about advancing relations with further momentum in the coming days and also thanked the state minister for attending the CICA Summit.
The state minister also expressed gratitude to the Azerbaijani foreign minister for the support to evacuate Bangladeshi stranded nationals from Iran amidst the ongoing conflict.