Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev on Saturday during a working visit to the South Caucasus country.
“Important negotiations. Mutual respect and cooperation that strengthen both our nations,” Zelenskyy wrote on US social media platform X, sharing a photo of him shaking hands with Aliyev.
Zelenskyy said he began his visit to Azerbaijan by meeting with an expert team “which is sharing Ukraine’s experience in protecting the skies.”
“Ukraine is always committed to cooperation that strengthens both our partners and us. We have unique security expertise that can benefit other nations,” he said, adding that Kyiv is working along three directions: the Middle East and the Gulf region, the European Union, and cooperation with Azerbaijan.
“In addition to security, we will work today to strengthen cooperation in energy, the economy and the humanitarian track,” he added.
Separately, the Azerbaijani presidential press service said the two held a one-on-one meeting in city of Gabala, north Azerbaijan. An expanded meeting with the respective delegations also took place.
It followed Zelenskyy's trip to Saudi Arabia, where he met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Zelenskyy said on X that a “strategic security arrangement” between the two countries is being "actively" developed across three key areas: the export of Ukrainian security expertise and capabilities in air defense, energy cooperation and food security.
