BERLIN, Germany, July 21. Today, by signing the
Joint Declaration, we are laying an important foundation for the
further advancement of our relations. We have also agreed to
establish the Azerbaijan-Germany Business Council, said Federal
Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz during a joint press conference with President Ilham Aliyev, Trend's special
correspondent reports.
The German Chancellor noted that this is an important signal for
both countries, adding that Germany attaches great importance to
expanding relations with Azerbaijan.
"Against the backdrop of the ongoing crisis in the Middle East,
our cooperation in the field of oil, as well as gas supply through
the Southern Gas Corridor, is of particular importance," Friedrich
Merz underlined.