Azerbaijan, Ukraine sign five documents

Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 18 Trend: Bilateral documents were signed in Kiev, in presence of Viktor Yanukovych and Ilham Aliyev on Nov.18, the official website of the Ukrainian President reported. President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych have signed the Protocol of the IV Session of the Council of Presidents of Ukraine and the Republic of Azerbaijan, which lays down the results of the discussion of the main issues of Ukrainian-Azerbaijani bilateral relations agenda, particularly the conditions and prospects for the development of political dialogue, cooperation in trade, economic, fuel and energy spheres, as well as the arrangements achieved following the session of the Council of Presidents. Additionally, in presence of the presidents, bilateral documents were signed. The Agreement between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Cooperation in the Sphere of Plant Protection and Quarantine is aimed at facilitation of mutually beneficial cooperation in the sphere of quarantine and protection of plants, coordination of state phytosanitary measures, mutual assistance in the given sphere and exchange of rules and regulations of respective quarantine measures on the territories of the two countries. The plan of holding consultations on relevant issues of bilateral and multilateral cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, contains the list of events between Ukraine and Azerbaijan for 2014-2015, the implementation of which will facilitate further development and enhancement of mutually beneficial cooperation in bilateral and multilateral formats in all spheres of Ukrainian-Azerbaijani interaction. The protocol between Rovno Regional State Administration of Ukraine and the Executive Power of Gabala Region of the Republic of Azerbaijan on cooperation in economic and socio-cultural spheres is aimed at the development of cooperation between enterprises, scientific and educational institutions, state and private organizations of respective regions in the spheres of industry, trade, agriculture, transport, science and engineering, education, tourism and sports, environment and rational use of natural resources. The agreement on cooperation between the Institute for Cultural Research of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine and the Scientific Methodical Center of Cultural Studies of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan, will facilitate the development of cooperation between scientific-research centers of Ukraine and Azerbaijan in academic and cultural spheres aimed at holding of scientific research, exchange of information, scientific-methodical and cultural-informational activities.