BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 13. Elchin
Amirbayov, the Special Representative of the President of the
Republic of Azerbaijan, paid a working visit to Poland, Trend reports.
As a part of the visit, Amirbayov held meetings with the Head of
the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Polish Prime Minister's
Office Malgorzata Latkiewicz-Pawlak, Advisor to the President of
Poland Radoslaw Gruk, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee Grzegorz Schetyna, Deputy Director of the Security
Affairs Department of the Presidential Office, Brigadier General
Andrzej Kowalski, and Deputy Foreign Minister Marcin Bosacki.
The meetings discussed the current state and development
prospects of Azerbaijan-Poland relations, which are characterized
by a strategic partnership. The parties emphasized that high-level
mutual visits and regular political dialogue are one of the main
directions of the bilateral agenda, and noted the importance of
their continuation in the near future. Amirbayov said that
Azerbaijan considers Poland to be one of its reliable partners
within the European Union and NATO.
The parties, who agreed that economic relations between the
countries lag behind their existing potential, are interested in
deepening economic relations in traditional areas as well as
diversifying them in new directions. In this regard, the parties
noted that there are favorable opportunities for establishing
cooperation in the fields of green transition and renewable energy,
logistics, transport connections, and defense.
Informing their counterparts about the latest steps taken
towards the normalization of relations between Azerbaijan and
Armenia, the Azerbaijani official drew attention to the need to
formalize this peace from a legal perspective, despite the fact
that the two countries are in a de facto state of peace. Regional
security issues and new opportunities for practical cooperation
between the two countries against the background of new realities
in the region that pave the way for peace were in the
spotlight.
During the meetings, the parties noted that interparliamentary
cooperation is an important component of Azerbaijan-Poland
relations. Amirbayov noted that the intensification of mutual
contacts through parliamentary channels serves to deepen the
atmosphere of trust between the countries, recalled the official
invitation addressed to the chairman of the Polish Senate and
expressed hope that high-level contacts in this area will take
place next year.
The discussions emphasized that the document entitled "Strategic
Agenda for the European Union-Armenia Partnership" doesn't reflect
the current realities in the region, nor contributes to advancing
both EU-Azerbaijani relations and the Azerbaijan-Armenia
normalization process.
During the meetings, the Polish side was informed about the
consequences of Armenia's occupation policy, including the damage
caused to Azerbaijan's cultural heritage and the large-scale mine
problem. Noting that eliminating the mine problem is a priority for
Azerbaijan, Amirbayov, noting that the scale of international
assistance in combating the aforementioned humanitarian problem is
seriously limited compared to Azerbaijan's own efforts, invited the
Polish side to practical cooperation and demonstrate solidarity in
this area.
He further called on Polish companies to participate in
post-conflict rehabilitation and reconstruction projects in the
liberated territories.
During the visit, Amirbayov spoke at a roundtable with
representatives of leading Polish think tanks about geopolitical
processes in the South Caucasus, the strategic importance of the
Middle Corridor, and the Zangezur corridor. Amirbayov also gave
interviews to influential media outlets such as Poland's main
public television channel, TVP World, and the Polish News
Agency.
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