Azerbaijan supports solution of Palestinian issue on basis of int’l law – FM

BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 19. Minister of
Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov,
within the framework of a working visit to Uganda to participate in
the 19th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned
Movement (NAM), met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
State of Palestine and Palestinians Living Abroad, Riyadh
al-Maliki, Trend reports citing the Azerbaijani Foreign
Ministry.

Topics included in the agenda of bilateral and multilateral
cooperation between Azerbaijan and Palestine, as well as the
situation in the Gaza Strip, were discussed at the meeting.

The agenda of bilateral and multilateral cooperation between the
two countries in the political, cultural, humanitarian spheres and
other areas, mutual support within the framework of regional and
international organizations were noted with satisfaction.

It was emphasized that Azerbaijan has always supported the
“two-state solution” on the basis of international law, including
the relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council, and has taken
practical actions in this direction at the national level,
including during its chairmanship of the NAM, to eliminate the
consequences conflict

It was noted with satisfaction that Azerbaijan provided
assistance to Palestine in the amount of US$2 million through the
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in
the Near East (UNRWA).

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