Ukrainian president receives Azerbaijani FM, thanks for support

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy received Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov in Kyiv and discussed defense and economic cooperation with him, Report informs.

Zelenskyy announced this on Telegram.

"I received Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov. Mr. Minister is visiting Ukraine for the first time since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion. He began his visit in Irpin, where he visited a school, a hospital and a rehabilitation center that Azerbaijan is helping. We are very grateful that in these difficult days for our country and our people, you made the time to come and support us. Thank you for your solidarity with the Ukrainian people," he wrote.

Zelenskyy said he informed Bayramov about ongoing Russian strikes on Ukraine, the situation in the Black Sea and Russia's blocking of grain corridors.

The sides discussed high-level diplomatic contacts, defense cooperation, and economic interaction in energy, the oil and gas sector and agriculture.

"I am grateful to Azerbaijan for its support for Ukraine, energy and humanitarian assistance, as well as constructive dialogue," Zelenskyy said.