Following the official welcoming ceremony in Baku, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko held a one-on-one meeting July 14.

The importance of Poroshenko’s first official visit to Azerbaijan was stressed at the meeting.

It was also stressed that the Azerbaijan-Ukraine relations have a long history and the peoples of the two countries have always had friendly relations.

The sides discussed prospects for bilateral relations in political, economic, energy, transportation and humanitarian spheres.

The sides also exchanged views on issues of mutual interest for the two countries.