SHUSHA, Azerbaijan, July 13. Hikmet Hajiyev,
Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan and Head of the Foreign
Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration, met
with Syrian Minister of Information Khaled Fawaz Zaarour and Deputy
Minister for Digital Media Mohammad Tafran on July 13 on the
sidelines of the 4th Shusha Global Media Forum.
The sides expressed satisfaction with the successful development
of bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and Syria across various
fields. They emphasized the important role of meetings between the
two countries' leaders, as well as the Syrian president's visit to
Azerbaijan, in advancing bilateral ties. Cooperation in the
information and media sectors was also discussed.
Hajiyev thanked the Syrian information minister for
participating in the Shusha Global Media Forum. He noted that
Azerbaijan will assume the chairmanship of the Organization of
Islamic Cooperation (OIC) next year and host the organization's
summit. He also said Azerbaijan will host a meeting of information
ministers from OIC member states and invited the Syrian minister to
attend.
The meeting also covered cooperation in culture, humanitarian
affairs and education. The participants praised Azerbaijan's
support for the renovation and restoration of schools in Syria
under the framework of ICESCO, describing the initiative as an
example of the friendship between the two countries.
The Syrian side also highly appreciated Azerbaijan's consistent
support for Syria's political unity, territorial integrity and
sovereignty.
