On August 16, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev accepted the credentials of Ralf Horlemann, the newly appointed extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to our country.

APA reports that Ambassador

, presenting his credentials to President Ilham Aliyev , said: Hello, Mr. President, good morning.

President Ilham Aliyev

: Hello, good morning.

Ambassador Ralf Horlemann

: It is a great honor for me to be the next ambassador of Germany to your country.

I look forward to further developing and expanding our relationship with you and your government.

President Ilham Aliyev:

Thank you.

Ambassador Ralf Horlemann:

I am very grateful to you for being warmly welcomed in your country.

Our countries have very extensive relations and we have a lot of work and many opportunities ahead of us.

President Ilham Aliyev:

Yes, you are right.

We have a very broad agenda and a good history of cooperation.

As you know, German companies are widely represented in Azerbaijan, and I am sure that their activity will be even wider.

We have high-level visits and very good political relations.

Of course, we have to see what the new opportunities are.

Because bilateral relations between Germany and Azerbaijan are very important for the region and also for our countries.

Touching on Azerbaijan-European Union relations,

noted the special role of Germany in the development of these relations and said: We are grateful for all your support to the European Union-Azerbaijan bilateral agenda.

This diary is expanding and covering many areas.

You are aware of the very successful visit of Mrs. Ursula Von der Lye and our constructive talks.

President Ilham Aliyev emphasized that cooperation with the European Union has wide prospects in various fields, including energy, transport and transport corridors, trade and investment.

Noting that the energy dialogue between Azerbaijan and the European Commission has been launched, the head of state stated that this dialogue covers not only gas, but also the fields of oil, hydrogen, and electricity, and said: Azerbaijan's energy market is not only with traditional oil and gas, but also electricity, oil in the future. , is becoming a very important player with the import of hydrogen and petrochemical products.

We completed important transport infrastructure on time.

The head of our state expressed hope that the ambassador will spare no effort in expanding our cooperation.

Ambassador Ralf Horlemann:

I can honestly say that I am looking forward to it.

Because this is a positive routine that we can further develop.

You rightly noted that Germany and Azerbaijan have broad and multilateral relations, constructive political dialogue, and strong economic relations.

Azerbaijan is Germany's most important economic partner in the region.

We see great potential in the energy and renewable energy sectors.

During the conversation, the issues of Azerbaijan's large-scale landmine problem in the territories freed from occupation, the recognition of 4 thousand Azerbaijanis as missing persons since the First Karabakh War, and the peace agenda initiated by Azerbaijan and serving to ensure lasting peace and stability in the South Caucasus were discussed.

At the meeting, opinions were also exchanged on the reconstruction and restoration works carried out in our lands freed from occupation.

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On August 16, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev accepted the credentials of Ralf Horlemann, the newly appointed extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to our country.

APA reports that the Press Service of the President released information about this.