BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 10. On June 10, the
first consular consultations between the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Federal Ministry for
European and International Affairs of the Republic of Austria were
held in Baku, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said.


The Azerbaijani delegation was led by Head of the Consular
Department Emil Safarov, while the Austrian delegation was headed
by Deputy Director General for Consular Affairs René Amri.


During the consultations, the sides reviewed the current state
and prospects of cooperation between Azerbaijan and Austria in the
consular sphere, as well as the possibilities of signing new
bilateral documents and digitizing consular services. Detailed
discussions were also held on a number of draft documents currently
under consideration.


The parties exchanged information on recent developments in the
consular field, as well as views on proposals to strengthen
cooperation between Azerbaijan and Austria in areas such as legal
assistance, education, migration, labor, and other fields.