BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 2. On September 2,
regular consular consultations were held in Ashgabat between the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.
This information was published on the official website of
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
According to the Ministry, the Azerbaijani delegation was led by
Emil Safarov, head of the Consular Department of the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, while the Turkmen delegation was led by
Dovletmyrat Muratov, head of the Consular Services Department.
''The meeting was chaired by officials from the Ministry of
Internal Affairs, the Migration Service, and the General
Prosecutor’s Office of Turkmenistan, as well as a representative of
the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan and
staff members of Azerbaijan’s embassy in Turkmenistan,'' the
Ministry said in a statement.
During the consular consultations, the parties exchanged views
on the current state and prospects for the development of consular
cooperation between the two countries.
The sides discussed the protection of the rights and interests
of citizens of both countries, including the simplification of
existing visa regimes.
The parties discussed cooperation between the two countries on
internal affairs, citizenship, migration, justice, education, and
other important areas.
Following the talks, the chief delegates of the two nations
signed a meeting protocol, and an agreement was reached to hold the
next round of consultations in Baku next year.
