Friendship group with Azerbaijan established at Peruvian Congress

The Peruvian Congress has hosted an event to establish a Peru-Azerbaijan Friendship Group.

The event participants included congressmen, as well as members of the new friendship group, officials of the Peruvian Foreign Ministry and media representatives, Azerbaijan`s diplomatic mission in the country told Azertac.

The new friendship group which includes 13 congressmen was established at the initiative of the head of the Foreign Relations Commission of Peru's Congress Juan Carlos Del Águila.

The event featured discussions on the strengthening of political ties, prospects of mutual cooperation in the fields of education, culture, economy, domestic and foreign policy, as well as the development of inter-parliamentary relations and expansion of cooperation between the two countries.

The congressmen, addressing the event, also spoke about the Armenia-Azerbaijan NagornoKarabakh conflict and expressed their hope that the problem will soon be solved through peaceful and diplomatic means and the refugees and internally displaced persons will return to their native lands.

Charge d'Affaires of Azerbaijan's diplomatic mission in Peru Mehdi Mammadov gave detailed information about the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and Khojaly genocide.

In 2013, the Peruvian Congress adopted a resolution condemning the Khojaly genocide and Armenia's aggression against Azerbaijan.

Previously, Peru announced about opening of an embassy in Azerbaijan to develop and strengthen the bilateral relations.

Baku welcomed the decision of the Peruvian government.

The diplomatic relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Peru were established on June 25, 1996. Both countries are interested in mutual relations.

The Embassy of Azerbaijan to the United Mexican States is concurrently accredited to the Republic of Peru. In June 2015, diplomatic mission of Azerbaijan was opened in Peru.