“Azerbaijan has played an important role in the OSCE activities since the first days,” said Azerbaijan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeyhun Bayramov in a joint press conference with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of North Macedonia, OSCE Chairman-in-Office Bujar Osmani.

Noting that they discussed a number of issues with his Macedonian counterpart, Minister Jeyhun Bayramov said: “We have held talks on energy security, tourism, economy and other areas in a bilateral context, as well as discussed the cooperation within the framework of international organizations. We are very optimistic about our relationship. We also exchanged views on current developments, as well as political and military events.”

FM Bayramov emphasized that during the meeting with Macedonian FM they also discussed the prospects for cooperation. The minister also noted that under North Macedonia’s Chairmanship the OSCE will be active in many issues.