AZERBAIJAN FM MEETS AFGHAN COUNTERPART

Baku, 16 December,(AzerTAj)Azerbaijan Minister of Foreign Affairs Elmar Mammadyarov
met Tuesday with visiting Afghan counterpart Rangin Dadfar Spanta.
According to press service of the Ministry, both ministers highly appreciated rapid
development of bilateral relations.

Rangin Dadfar Spanta thanked Azerbaijani government for assisting Afghanistan during
such difficult period his country is going through. He stressed Afghanistan is
backing Azerbaijan`s position towards the conflict with Armenia over
Nagorno-Karabakh.
The ministers of the two countries expressed importance of expansion of cooperation
in various fields, including economic one.
The Afghan minister underlined his country is interested in studying Azerbaijan`s
experience in diplomatic service, science and education, medicine and agriculture.
The meeting also discussed issues of mutual interest.
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