On the 10th of August 2017 the ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan Agasalim Shukurov met with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Lebanon Saad Hariri.

During the meeting that held at the government palace, were discussed bilateral relations between two countries and the importance of expanding trade relations between Lebanon and Azerbaijan.

A.Shukurov highlighted the necessity of high level reciprocal visits. Ambassador gave detailed information about Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and said that 20% of Azerbaijan’s territory occupied by Armenia`s military aggression and more than one million Azerbaijanis have become refuges. There is still a negotiation process between two sides with the mediation of the OSCE Minsk Group.