Czech Minister hails development of his country's relations with Azerbaijan

Baku, February 1, AZERTAC Foreign Minister of the Czech Republic Lubomir Zaoralek has hailed the development of his country`s relations with Azerbaijan as he had an exchange of congratulatory letters with Azerbaijani FM Elmar Mammadyarov on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. In the letter addressed to his Azerbaijani counterpart, FM Lubomir Zaoralek hailed the excellent relations between the two countries. He described Azerbaijan as an important partner for his country, saying Azerbaijan makes significant contribution to the energy security of the Czech Republic. Minister Zaoralek expressed his satisfaction with the dynamic development of bilateral relations and said that the Strategic Partnership Statement gave a significant boost to these relations. The Minister also expressed confidence that this positive prospect will continue in the future and that cooperation between the two countries will be strengthened in all areas of mutual interest. In a letter addressed to his Czech counterpart, FM Mammadyarov said that the relations between the two countries improved with the establishment of active political dialogue on bilateral level, improvement of cooperation within the international organizations, mutually beneficial partnership in political, economic, scientific, cultural and other humanitarian fields. Minister Elmar Mammadyarov expressed his satisfaction with the significant contribution of Azerbaijan to the energy security of the Czech Republic in this regard. He said that with the signing of the Joint Statement on Strategic Partnership in 2015 the relations between Azerbaijan and the Czech Republic entered to a new level. Minister Mammadyarov noted that the mentioned statement set up new prospects for further deepening of Azerbaijan-Czech cooperation and expressed his confidence that the realization of the goals identified in the statement will be successfully implemented in the years to come. In his letter, the Azerbaijani FM expressed his gratitude for the principled position of Czech Republic on the settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on the basis of sovereignty, territorial integrity and inviolability of internationally recognized borders of Azerbaijan.