President Ilham Aliyev received the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia

On October 4, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud.

Qazet.az reports that welcoming the guest, President Ilham Aliyev said:

- I am glad to see you, welcome to Azerbaijan. I am sure that your visit will be fruitful.

Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said:

- Thank you very much, Your Excellency, for taking the time to receive us. It is a great honor to visit Azerbaijan and it is a great pleasure to meet with Your Excellency. Allow me to convey to you and the people of Azerbaijan the sincere greetings of the Two Holy Hearts, His Royal Highness and the Crown Prince. Thanks again for having us this morning.

President Ilham Aliyev: Thank you. Please convey my greetings to His Royal Highness and Crown Prince. I have very good memories of my visit to your brotherly country and discussions with His Royal Highness and the Crown Prince. I am sure that your visit will play a very important role in the further development of our relations, which have already reached the highest possible level. We attach great value to these sincere relations between our countries. We have always felt the support of your government and people. During the occupation, Saudi Arabia was one of the few countries that continuously supported our righteous cause. A clear example of this was when Saudi Arabia did not establish diplomatic relations with Armenia during the occupation. Only three countries in the world have taken this step, and we are really grateful for it.

Now, after liberating our lands from occupation, we are implementing a large-scale reconstruction program and we want to see the companies of brotherly countries as our partners. At the same time, the beginning of the year was also very memorable - a large power plant project financed by a company from your country was launched. That project was a good start to the beginning of the year and the project is going well. I recently met with a number of members of your government and was briefed on the progress of the project.

That is, our relations are developing in the political and economic spheres. I am sure that more tourists will come to our country. Because the numbers related to COVID-19 have already gone down and the situation is back to normal. Of course, cultural relations between our brother countries are also developing successfully. We are very close to each other. Our citizens visit Saudi Arabia, your citizens come to Azerbaijan and see this clearly.

Cooperation within international organizations is another important part of our relations. We are grateful for the support provided within the framework of the UN and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. We successfully cooperate in these institutions. I am sure that during your visit, within the framework of consultations with your colleagues, it will be determined in which direction we will move forward to further strengthen our relations. Welcome again.

Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud: Thank you, Your Excellency. Indeed, friendly relations between our countries are very strong and we are brothers. We have worked closely together and stood by each other for decades. This is the position of the leadership of our country.

Your Excellency, we have much more to do and more potential based on the strong friendship we have. Under your leadership and guidance, we have made progress on a number of economic issues over the past few months. Because despite the strong relations between our nations at the political level, there is much work to be done in the field of economy. Our trade turnover is low and mutual investment is not in line with the economic potential of both countries. Your Excellency, in the last two years, there has been significant economic growth in Azerbaijan, and your country has achieved great success like the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. We in Saudi Arabia believe that there are great opportunities to build stronger cooperation on the basis of our existing brotherly relations.
On October 4, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud.

Qazet.az reports that the Press Service of the President released information about this.