BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 18. Azerbaijan and
Japan discussed prospects of launching direct flights and
opportunities for cooperation, Samir Rzayev, Chairman of the
Management Board at Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL), wrote on his X
page, Trend
reports.
"We had a cordial meeting with Katsuya Watanabe, Japan’s
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Azerbaijan.
During the meeting, we discussed AZAL’s route network expansion
strategy, as well as Baku’s potential for further development as a
transit hub. We also considered the prospects of launching direct
flights between Azerbaijan and Japan in the future and
opportunities for cooperation with Japanese airlines.
As the productive meeting continued, we exchanged views on
Azerbaijan’s tourism potential. I believe the meeting was highly
effective in exploring new partnership opportunities and
reinforcing mutual ties between the two countries in the fields of
tourism and aviation," the post reads.
