Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov met with OSCE Secretary General Helga Schmid, who is visiting the country.

Axar.az reports that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan released information about this.

It was reported that the prospects of the Azerbaijan-OSCE cooperation agenda, as well as regional and international security issues, regional cooperation opportunities were discussed at the meeting.

Against the background of the current regional and international security situation, the importance of effective use of existing opportunities in the direction of resolving regional issues based on international legal norms within the framework of the OSCE was emphasized. In this direction, the importance of the organization to establish its activities in accordance with today's realities was noted. It was pointed out that our country is one of the most active members of the OSCE in a number of directions.

It was noted that Azerbaijan's chairmanship of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) can contribute to strengthening the direction of climate action in the current cooperation agenda.

J. Bayramov spoke in detail about the regional situation in the post-conflict period, the recovery, reconstruction and peace agenda of our country, current threats and challenges. It was stated that the mine threat of Armenia continues to threaten the return of our citizens to the territories freed from occupation, as well as the large-scale restoration and construction works carried out in this direction.

The latest situation in the process of normalization between Azerbaijan and Armenia, the progress achieved in the peace process were noted. However, the current Constitution of Armenia still emphasizes that the existence of territorial claims against our country is unacceptable. It was brought to attention that the steps that threaten the advancement of the peace agenda, especially the increasing rapid militarization in Armenia, remain a source of concern.

During the meeting, opinions were also exchanged on other issues of mutual interest.