The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry and the Dutch Foreign Ministry have held regular political consultations.

Axar.az informs this was reported by the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.

The delegations were led by Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov and Dutch Foreign Ministry Director-General for Political Affairs Thijs van der Plas.

During the consultations, it was noted that the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Azerbaijan and the Netherlands will be celebrated in April 2022, during which relations between the two countries have developed in all areas, including political, cultural, and humanitarian. They also analyzed the current state of relations between the two countries and exchanged views on prospects for cooperation. It was noted that there are wide potential opportunities for bilateral trade and economic relations.

The sides stressed the importance of holding political consultations between the foreign ministries of the two countries and expressed interest in continuing cooperation in the political sphere.

Khalafov briefed the opposition on the situation in the region after the 44-day war and the signing of trilateral declarations, the scale of the destruction in the liberated territories, and the restoration and reconstruction work carried out there.

The sides also exchanged views on other issues of mutual interest, regional and international security issues, as well as the situation in Ukraine.