Our meeting in Astana (with Chinese President Xi Jinping - ed.) and the Joint Declaration adopted as a result of it are a historic event and open a new page in Azerbaijani-Chinese relations.

Axar.az reports that Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev expressed this opinion in an exclusive interview with the Chinese "Xinhua" agency.

"During my speech during the bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, I noted that the adopted Declaration turns the PRC and Azerbaijan into official strategic partners, and this is a great achievement and a great responsibility," the head of state said.

President Ilham Aliyev stressed that he believes the exchange of high-level visits will give additional impetus to the process of deepening our interstate relations.