President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has met with President of the Republic of Macedonia Gjorge Ivanov.

It was noted that President Gjorge Ivanov`s visit to Azerbaijan created a good opportunity for discussing the bilateral ties between the two countries.

During the conversation, the sides hailed an important role of the Nizami Ganjavi International Center, and noted that the 4th Global Baku Forum has already become a globally important event. The presidents underlined that the program of the forum covers a wide range of areas, adding it was important in terms of discussing political, economic, energy, security and other issues in the forefront of global attention.

They also exchanged views over the current state and prospects of friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries in variety of fields, including energy sector.