BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 14. Elchin Amirbayov,
Representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on
special assignments, paid a working visit to the Kingdom of
Cambodia and held a series of meetings, Trend reports.
Representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on
special assignments, Elchin Amirbayov held meetings during his
working visit to the Kingdom of Cambodia with Acting Head of State
and President of the Senate of Cambodia Hun Sen, Prime Minister Hun
Manet, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and
International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn, National Assembly President
Khuon Sudary, Minister of Environment Eang Sophalet, Chair of the
Committee on External Relations, International Cooperation, and
Information of the National Assembly of the Kingdom of Cambodia
Suas Yara, President of the National Institute of Diplomacy and
International Relations Cheuy Vichet, and Executive Director of the
ASEAN Regional Mine Action Center (ARMAC) Rothna Buth.
At a meeting with Acting Head of State Hun Sen, the guest fondly
recalled his visit to Azerbaijan in 2014 as the country’s prime
minister and asked that his sincere greetings be conveyed to
President Ilham Aliyev. He noted that he considers Azerbaijan a
close and friendly country to Cambodia and expressed his readiness
to visit Azerbaijan again at the earliest opportunity. Hun Sen
spoke about the importance of deepening practical cooperation with
Azerbaijan in various fields and emphasized that he views
Azerbaijan as a reliable partner.
During his meeting with Prime Minister Hun Manet, Elchin
Amirbayov conveyed to the Cambodian Prime Minister an invitation
from the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, to
participate in the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and
Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA), to be held in October
in Baku under Azerbaijan’s chairmanship. The Cambodian Prime
Minister accepted the invitation with satisfaction and expressed
his intention to participate in the event.
During the talks, a broad exchange of views took place on the
current state and prospects for the development of bilateral
relations between Azerbaijan and Cambodia. The parties emphasized
the importance of intensifying political dialogue, increasing the
number of high-level mutual visits, further deepening
inter-parliamentary ties, and expanding cooperation within the
framework of international organizations.
The meetings addressed issues related to intensifying and
elevating the level of trade and economic cooperation,
strengthening the existing legal framework between the two
countries, promoting investment opportunities, and expanding
cooperation in key areas of mutual interest, including energy,
transport, agriculture, tourism, education, environmental
protection, and other sectors. In this context, Cambodia noted
Azerbaijan’s important role in ensuring global energy security and
its status as a key transport and logistics hub between Asia and
Europe, expressing interest in close cooperation with Azerbaijan in
these areas.
The Cambodian side highly commended Azerbaijan’s significant
political and socio-economic achievements in recent years, as well
as its growing role at the regional and international levels. At
the same time, Cambodia expressed its interest in developing
effective and mutually beneficial cooperation with Azerbaijan both
bilaterally and within the framework of international
organizations.
In the course of the talks, Elchin Amirbayov briefed his
colleagues in detail on the process of normalizing
Azerbaijani-Armenian relations, the agreements reached last year in
Washington, as well as the next steps and expectations toward
establishing a lasting peace. He emphasized that the results of the
parliamentary elections to be held next month in Armenia and the
subsequent referendum on the adoption of a new constitution will be
crucial for the signing of a peace agreement between the two
countries and, consequently, for ensuring long-term and
irreversible peace in the region.
The Presidential Envoy for Special Assignments also provided
detailed information on the large-scale restoration and
reconstruction efforts underway in the liberated territories, as
well as on the targeted measures being taken by the Baku government
to address the threat posed by landmines. He emphasized the
importance of international cooperation in the field of demining.
In this context, he provided information on the 4th International
Humanitarian Conference on Mine Action, which will take place this
fall in Baku, noting its importance for strengthening international
cooperation in combating the threat of landmines, and expressed
hope for the active participation of Cambodia, which has extensive
experience in the field of mine action, in the event.
As part of his visit, Elchin Amirbayov addressed a meeting at
the National Institute of Diplomacy and International Relations of
Cambodia, where an exchange of views took place on the prospects
for Azerbaijani-Cambodian relations, regional cooperation, and
international security issues. In addition, he was interviewed by
Cambodia's leading state television channel, TVK.
In November of this year, Cambodia will host the next summit of
member states of the International Organization of La Francophonie
at the level of heads of state and government.
