On 24th of February 2016, the ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Lebanese Republic, Aghasalim Shukurov met with the leader of Lebanese Free Patriotic Movement and presidential candidate, Michel Aoun.

In the framework of the meeting the ambassador tasked with addressing the recognition of Azerbaijan as a reliable partner worldwide with which to cooperate on cultural and religion, energy, industry and economic matters.

M. Aoun touched on the issues of Lebanon’s ongoing national dialogue between the political figures and presidential crisis.

The ambassador draw attention to the negotiation process that was conducted under the representatives of the OSCE Minsk Group over the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict where 20% of the territories of Azerbaijan have been occupied and more than one million refugees have been displaced in the consequence of Armenian brutality.