Azerbaijan announces establishment of diplomatic relations with Micronesia

BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 2. Diplomatic relations
were established between Azerbaijan and Micronesia on June 1, the
Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Trend.

The ministry noted that the joint communiqué on the
establishment of diplomatic relations between the two states was
signed in New York by the Permanent Representative of Azerbaijan to
the United Nations (UN), Tofig Musayev, and the Permanent
Representative of Micronesia to the UN, Jim Lipwe.

The communiqué expressed the intention to promote mutual
understanding and cooperation between Azerbaijan and Micronesia, as
well as their peoples.

The document also emphasized that the governments of both
states, in establishing diplomatic relations, base their decisions
on the UN Charter and universally recognized norms and principles
of international law, in particular the sovereignty and territorial
integrity of states and the principle of non-interference in their
internal affairs.

A corresponding letter was addressed to the UN Secretary-General
for the purpose of distributing the joint communiqué as a UN
document.