BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 19. Azerbaijan-Belarus
relations are consistently expanding in all directions on the basis
of sincere friendship, constructive dialogue, mutual trust and
support and are now of the nature of a strategic partnership, the
Speaker of the Azerbaijani Parliament Sahiba Gafarova said in a
joint press statement with the Chairman of the House of
Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Igor
Sergeyenko, who is on a visit to Azerbaijan, Trend reports.


The speaker said that the prime ministers and ministers
responsible for various areas are in contact and are regularly
working to ensure the timely implementation of the instructions of
the heads of state.


"Important projects are being implemented in the economic,
trade, industrial, investment, agricultural, and other areas. The
effective activity of the Intergovernmental Commission should be
specially noted here. The participation of Belarusian companies in
the reconstruction of our liberated territories is also gratifying.
In the fields of education and culture, the close cooperation
established between our regions allows us to further deepen the
ties between our peoples, especially our youth," she noted.