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By Nazrin Gadimova

Estonia is ready to cooperate with Azerbaijan in all spheres.

Taavi Rõivas, Estonia’s Prime Minister made the remark during the meeting with Murad Najafbayli, Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to the country.

Rõivas said he is confident that the economic cooperation between the two countries will reach the current level of political relations.

Najafbayli, in turn, informed the prime minister on the socio-political and economic situation in Azerbaijan, as well as country’s success achieved under the leadership of President Ilham Aliyev.

He added that Azerbaijan attaches great importance to the development of non-oil sector and conducts a successful policy to expand cooperation with other countries in this sphere.

The parties further emphasized the high level of relations between Azerbaijan and Estonia in the political sphere, as well as discussed the activities of the intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation.

The representatives of the two countries noted that in order to increase the efficiency of the intergovernmental commission a special attention should be paid to its new composition.

Touching upon the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno Karabakh conflict, the ambassador said Armenia continues to pursue a policy of aggression against Azerbaijan, as well simulates the negotiation process on the peaceful settlement of the conflict.

Najafbayli also noted that the aggressor occupies more than 20 percent of Azerbaijani lands, adding that over one million Azerbaijanis became refugees and IDPs as a result of the Armenian occupation policy.

Moreover, during the meeting, Rõivas and Najafbayli emphasized the importance of mutual high-level visits, noting that these visits will serve as an impetus for the development of relations between Azerbaijan and Estonia.

The two countries established diplomatic relations in 1992, and since then Azerbaijan and Estonia enjoy opportunities for deepening of the bilateral relations.

Total trade turnover between the two countries amounted to $5.9 million in 2015, according to the report of the Azerbaijani State Statistical Committee.

Estonia supports territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and peaceful resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict that began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan.

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Nazrin Gadimova is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @NazrinGadimova

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