Maltese officials: Azerbaijan is reliable partner for Malta

Valletta, December 5, AzerTAc Azerbaijani Ambassador to Italy, Malta and San Marino Vagif Sadiqov has held a range of meetings on the sidelines of his working visit to Valletta. In the frameworks of the visit, aimed at strengthening ties between the two countries, the Ambassador met with the Prime Minister of Malta Joseph Muscat, Speaker of Parliament Anqlu Farrugia, Malta’s Minister for Foreign Affairs George Vella, Minister for Energy and Health Konrad Mizzi, the Mayor of Valletta Alexiei Dingli and members of the Malta-Azerbaijan Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group. The sides exchanged views on prospects of developing bilateral relations. It was noted that the bilateral cooperation is developing rapidly in recent years. Malta is interested in deepening relations on political, cultural, humanitarian, economic and other fields. The sides also stressed the importance of implementing joint projects and events on humanitarian, cultural and other spheres. The Maltese representatives stated that Azerbaijan is thought to be a reliable partner for Malta. Analyzing the current status of the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the meetings emphasized significance of taking more realistic measures in solving the problem. Touching upon the efforts of the European Union in the settlement of the conflict, the sides stressed that the community should not be indifferent to the solution of problems.