Prime Minister of the Republic of North Macedonia Dimitar Kovachevski received the delegation led by Tahir Budagov, Deputy Chairman of the New Azerbaijan Party (YAP).

Dimitar Kovachevski said that North Macedonia is interested in the development of relations with Azerbaijan, according to the information given to APA by the press service of the party.

The Prime Minister drew attention to the existence of a wide potential for deepening the cooperation between North Macedonia and Azerbaijan in various fields, and emphasized the importance of taking consistent steps in the development of bilateral relations.

He also said that Azerbaijan plays an important role in ensuring Europe's energy security, and emphasized the importance of strengthening partnership relations in this field.

Dimitar Kovachevski said that continuous cooperation between separate institutions of North Macedonia and Azerbaijan, including political parties, is also important.

Tahir Budagov said that the relations between Azerbaijan and North Macedonia are based on national interests, and pointed out that there is an important potential for the development of interstate relations.

The Deputy Chairman of YAP emphasized that the strategically important projects implemented at the initiative of Azerbaijan are a contribution to the energy security of Europe.

Pointing out that diversification of natural gas supply sources plays an important role in Azerbaijan's energy policy, Tahir Budagov said that North Macedonia's participation in the "Southern Gas Corridor", which is characterized as a project of the 21st century, will create ample opportunities for strengthening relations between the two countries on a multifaceted partnership platform.

Tahir Budagov believes that mutually beneficial relations based on trust and confidence, large-scale cooperation, whether Azerbaijan,

The Deputy Chairman of YAP wished success to North Macedonia, which will chair the OSCE next year, and expressed hope that the organization will approach Azerbaijan-Armenia relations objectively and fairly.

Tahir Budagov also noted the importance of cooperation between the political institutions of Azerbaijan and North Macedonia.

He emphasized that the deepening of cooperation between YAP, which has wide international relations, and the Turkish Democratic Party of North Macedonia is of particular importance for the development of interstate relations.

A number of other issues of mutual interest were discussed at the meeting.