BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 2. The Azerbaijani
President's Special Representative Elchin Amirbayov held a number
of meetings during his working visit to Italy, Trend reports.


The meetings were held with Diplomatic Advisor to the Italian
Prime Minister, Fabrizio Saggio, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, Vice Speaker of
the Senate, Licia Ronzulli, Vice President of the Chamber of
Deputies, Giorgio Mulè, and Chair of the Senate's Foreign Relations
and Defense Committee, Maurizio Gasparri.


During the visit, a working lunch was also organized with the
participation of members of the Italian-Azerbaijani
interparliamentary friendship group from the Italian side, as well
as other Italian MPs.


The meetings included a wide exchange of views on the current
state of the multifaceted strategic partnership between Azerbaijan
and Italy and its future development prospects. Further
strengthening of political dialogue, expansion of cooperation in
energy, transport, defense, agriculture, high technologies, and
other promising areas, as well as other topical issues on the
bilateral agenda were discussed.


The Italian side highly appreciated the fruitful and mutually
beneficial cooperation relations established with Azerbaijan in
various fields and expressed its interest in further deepening this
partnership.


The important role played by mutual visits and contacts at the
highest level between Azerbaijan and Italy in advancing the
multifaceted strategic partnership between the two countries was
emphasized. In this regard, the meeting noted that the official
visit of the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to Azerbaijan in
early May of this year is of great importance, and confidence was
expressed that it would provide additional impetus to the
advancement of bilateral relations to a new stage.


The talks emphasized that inter-parliamentary cooperation is one
of the important components of bilateral relations. An exchange of
views was held between the Azerbaijani and Italian parliaments on
the possibilities of further expanding the successful cooperation
that has been formed both at the bilateral level and within the
framework of relevant international organizations.


The meetings also touched upon relations between Azerbaijan and
the European Union (EU). The Italian side emphasized the important
role that Azerbaijan plays in ensuring Europe's energy security, as
well as in the development of the Central Corridor, strengthening
transport and logistics ties between Europe and Asia, and expanding
access to Central Asia.


The meetings noted that, against the backdrop of the current
geopolitical situation, Azerbaijan's interest in exporting energy
products to Europe, including Italy, has increased. Italy welcomed
the recent positive dynamics in relations between the EU and
Azerbaijan and expressed support for strengthening cooperation in
important areas that meet the interests of the parties.


During the talks held during the visit, Amirbayov provided the
other side with detailed information about the normalization
process in Azerbaijani-Armenian relations, the agreements reached
in Washington on August 8, 2025, the next steps, and expectations
towards establishing lasting peace.


He pointed out that the results of the parliamentary elections
in Armenia this year and the referendum to adopt the country's new
constitution will play an important role in signing a peace
agreement between the two countries, thus ensuring long-term and
lasting peace in the region.


The Italian side stressed its support for Azerbaijan's efforts
to ensure peace and stability in the region and expressed hope that
a peace agreement would be signed soon.


Amirbayov spoke during a roundtable organized at the Italian
Society for International Organizations, one of Italy's influential
think tanks, as well as gave interviews to the La Repubblica
newspaper and the Formiche magazine.


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