BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 22. A telephone
conversation was held between Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
Republic of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov and Secretary of State for
Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Affairs of the UK David
Lammy on January 22, 2025, Trend reports via the Azerbaijani Foreign
Ministry.
The phone call covered a wide range of topics, including the two
nations’ cooperation agenda prospects, the present regional
situation, the normalization of relations status, and the
Azerbaijani-Armenian peace process.
“David Lammy, first of all, expressed condolences on the
occasion of the anniversary of the January 20 tragedy, as well as
in connection with the crash of the Baku-Grozny flight on December
25. He also noted that the UK is ready to support the investigation
of the causes of the tragedy and the process of investigation.
Jeyhun Bayramov thanked for the condolences and solidarity and
informed him of the work done to investigate the causes of the
plane crash.
Moreover, it was noted that relations between Azerbaijan and the
UK in political, economic, alternative energy, humanitarian, and
other spheres have broad prospects; it is important to intensify
mutual visits and political dialogue and deepen partnership ties
between the two countries in the development of ties.
Congratulating Azerbaijan on the success of the 29th session of
the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on
Climate Change (COP29), David Lammy emphasized the importance of
continuing cooperation in combating climate change.
Jeyhun Bayramov, informing about the current situation in the
region and the peace process, noted that despite significant
progress in the peace agreement and border delimitation,
territorial claims to Azerbaijan, which exist in the Armenian
Constitution, are the main obstacle to the process.
In the course of the telephone conversation, the sides also
exchanged views on other regional and international issues of
mutual interest,” the information notes.
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