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Kuwait attaches great importance to developing its relationship with Azerbaijan.

Kuwait's First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Khaled al-Hamad al-Sabah made the remark as he received a copy of credentials from incoming Azerbaijani Ambassador Elkhan Qahraman.

The Deputy Prime Minister underlined the importance of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's visit to Kuwait in developing relations between “the two friendly” countries. He also hailed his 2013 visit to Azerbaijan when he attended the second meeting of the joint intergovernmental commission.

The ambassador hailed Azerbaijani-Kuwaiti ties as “excellent”, adding that Azerbaijan also places great emphasis on the overall development of relations with Kuwait.

He touched upon President Aliyev's official visit to Kuwait, saying “such high-level visits give a strong impetus to the development of mutually beneficial relations”.

Qahraman also expressed his gratitude to the Kuwaiti government for its political support for Azerbaijan within international organizations. He said he would spare no efforts to contribute to the development and expansion of “close” ties between the two countries.

The meeting was attended by Kuwaiti Deputy Foreign Minister Khalid al-Jarallah, head of the Foreign Minister's office Sheikh Ahmad Al-Nasser Al-Sabah and protocol affairs adviser Dahri Ajran Al-Ajran, Azertac state news agency reported.

Azerbaijan and Kuwait established diplomatic relations in 1994. Both countries being subject of military occupation and aggression by neighboring countries in the early 90s were primarily engaged in overcoming foreign occupation and managing its dreadful consequences.

The Azerbaijani embassy in Kuwait opened in late 2004 and the Kuwaiti Embassy in Baku began to function in 2006.

The establishment of the embassies fostered development of bilateral cooperation between the two countries. Mutually beneficial cooperation between the countries further broadened and deepened encompassing the areas like finance, economy, trade commerce, tourism and investment.

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