Azerbaijan, Slovenia discuss prospects for relations

Baku, October 25, AZERTAC Azerbaijan`s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has met with President of the National Council of the Republic of Slovenia Alojz Kovsca on the sidelines of the 6th Baku International Humanitarian Forum. The sides hailed the current level of relations between the two countries, and stressed the necessity of deepening the cooperation in energy, agricultural, tourism and other fields. Minister Elmar Mammadyarov thanked his interlocutor for the just position of the National Council of Slovenia based on the norms and principles of international law with regard to the settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and resolution adopted in the National Council on the Khojaly Genocide. They also discussed the projects implemented by the initiative of Azerbaijan, especially the cooperation issues within the Southern Gas Corridor. The sides also exchanged views on the issues of mutual interest.