On May 30, President Ilham Əliyev of the Republic of Azerbaijan and President Isaiah Herzog of the State of Israel met in large part.

The EPA reports that Azerbaijani President Ilham Əliyev, who spoke at the meeting, said:

- Mr. President, members of the respected delegation, welcome to Azerbaijan. We are very happy to have the opportunity to welcome you in our country. I am confident that the trip will greatly contribute to the development of friendships between our countries. Just now, Mr. President and I had a very good discussion about our bilateral agenda and regional issues. I am confident that the meeting with the participation of delegations will discuss a wide range of diapazon issues in contacts within the framework of your trip, which will continue today and tomorrow. We will see positive dynamics after the trip. Because I am absolutely convinced, there is great potential, despite the fact that we have already done a lot of work in the individual directions, trade, energy, security. But there is still a lot of work to be done. Of course, we view your trip to Azerbaijan as a historic trip. Thank you for accepting my invitation. I hope you have a good time in our country. I wish you a good time in Azerbaijan.

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Israeli President Isaiah Herzog said:

- Thank you, Mr. President. I feel privileged and satisfied to be here. We come here with an open heart, a great friendship between our nations. The most important thing is that you are a nation that raised your late father and then you have created such an amazing country by continuing his way that it has become the centre of many issues.

Cooperation between Israel and Azerbaijan is also a fundamental point in many of the areas you have mentioned and discussed. I think it sends a message to our peoples at many levels. First of all, I believe it sends a message that Jews and Muslims can do great things together if they step toward peace together, engage in open dialogue together, work together for the good of the world. Secondly, this is a strategic relationship because we are showing our impact on the whole region in the direction of peace, welfare and development. Thank you for that. Of course, Mr. President, I look forward to welcoming you to Israel.

President Ilham Aliyev: Thank you.

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On May 30, Azerbaijani Prime Minister Ilham Əliyev met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog on an official visit to our country.

An EPA colleague reports.

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On May 30, Azerbaijani President Ilham Əliyev began a large-scale meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog, who was on an official visit to our country.

An EPA colleague reports.