Aliyev receives India's foreign minister sent by Modi: expansion of bilateral ties on the agenda

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received India's External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on 23 October. The minister visited Azerbaijan on the instructions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Jaishankar conveyed greetings from Indian President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Modi, and Aliyev asked him to pass his own greetings back. Recalling his meeting with Modi in Bishkek, the president welcomed the visit as an opportunity to discuss the present state and prospects of bilateral relations.

The talks reviewed cooperation between Azerbaijan and India in the political, economic and trade, high-technology, cultural and humanitarian fields. The sides stressed their shared positions as members of the Global South on international issues affecting developing countries, as well as their cooperation within international organizations.

They also noted the importance of more political contacts, reciprocal visits at various levels and exchanges of economic and business delegations.