Jeyhun Bayramov meets with UN Deputy Secretary-General
Today, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov received Li Junhua, UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, who is visiting Azerbaijan.
According to information provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to TodayPress TV, the meeting focused on the current state and prospects of cooperation between Azerbaijan and the United Nations, Azerbaijan’s contributions to multilateral diplomacy, as well as global and regional issues.
The sides welcomed Azerbaijan’s active role in its cooperation with the UN and its efforts to contribute to addressing global challenges. In this context, particular emphasis was placed on Azerbaijan’s chairmanships of the Non-Aligned Movement, COP29, the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), the World Urban Forum (WUF) and other international platforms, as well as its initiatives, high-level events and the results achieved.
The importance of the successful UN Public Service Innovation Summit, held in Azerbaijan on November 5–6, was highlighted. The sides also noted efforts to promote Azerbaijan’s experience in innovative public administration internationally, particularly the ASAN Service model, and expand its implementation in various countries.
Minister Bayramov outlined Azerbaijan’s contributions to the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, measures taken at the national level, as well as donor and humanitarian activities aimed at supporting the international development agenda.
The importance of expanding regional cooperation between Azerbaijan and Central Asian countries, as well as the C6 format, was also emphasised. In this regard, the sides discussed strengthening transport and logistics connectivity, making effective use of the Middle Corridor’s potential, expanding trade and investment ties, energy security, green energy, digital transformation and developing regional transit opportunities.
Jeyhun Bayramov briefed his counterpart on Azerbaijan’s large-scale reconstruction and development efforts in the liberated territories, measures to ensure the return of former internally displaced persons to their native lands, the construction of modern infrastructure and the economic reintegration of these areas. He also drew attention to the serious obstacles posed by mines and unexploded ordnance left behind from the period of Armenia’s occupation, which threaten reconstruction efforts, public safety and sustainable development.
The sides also exchanged views on existing global and regional threats, challenges affecting international peace and security, the promotion of economic and social development, and other issues of mutual interest within the UN framework.
