MINSK, 20 September (BelTA) - On 20 September, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to Azerbaijan Andrei Ravkov met with Deputy Prime Minister of this country Ali Akhmedov, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Embassy in Azerbaijan.
In June Ali Ahmadov was appointed as co-chairman of the intergovernmental Belarusian-Azerbaijani commission on trade and economic cooperation.
During the meeting, the parties discussed the state and prospects for the development of trade and economic cooperation between Belarus and Azerbaijan. Special consideration was given to practical issues of implementing the decisions of the intergovernmental commission, the 12th meeting of which was held on 1 June 2022.
Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Azerbaijan were established on 11 June 1993. Since then, the two countries have developed strong traditions of bilateral relations.