BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 7. The foreign
ministries of Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan held another round of
consular consultations in Baku on October 7.


The Azerbaijani delegation was led by Emil Safarov, Head of the
Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
Azerbaijan, while the Uzbek delegation was headed by Abduvakhit
Tursunov, Deputy Head of the Consular and Legal Department of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan.


Representatives of Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Justice, Ministry of
Science and Education, State Migration Service, State Border
Service, as well as the Embassy of Uzbekistan in the country also
participated in the consultations.


The consultations focused on the current state and prospects of
consular cooperation between the two countries.


The meeting also stressed the importance of advancing relations
between the two countries in the fields of migration, justice,
internal affairs, education, social affairs, as well as
strengthening legal framework aimed at ensuring rights and
protection of both countries’ citizens.


Following the consultations, the protocol of the meeting was
signed.