Riyad al-Maliki: Over the past 25 years Palestine and Azerbaijan have shared a deep bond of friendship

Baku, April 18, AZERTAC Foreign Minister of the State of Palestine Riyad al-Maliki has hailed his country`s relations with Azerbaijan. “Over the past 25 years Palestine and Azerbaijan have shared a deep bond of friendship built on mutual respect and support for each other,” said al-Maliki as he had an exchange of congratulatory letters with Azerbaijani FM Elmar Mammadyarov on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The Palestinian FM expressed his hope that the ties of friendship and cooperation between the two countries will be further strengthened and deepened in the years ahead. In a letter addressed to his counterpart, Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov stated that “effective bilateral cooperation between our governments, as well as within the international organizations, in particular Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) gave an impetus to the development of relations between the two countries over the past 25 years”. Minister Mammadyarov appreciated Palestine’s support for the position of Azerbaijan and the resolutions condemning military aggression by the Republic of Armenia against the Republic of Azerbaijan.