In Kyiv, the IV Session of the Council of Presidents of Ukraine and Azerbaijan took place under the presidency of Viktor Yanukovych and Ilham Aliyev, SIA reports quoting the website of the Ukrainian President.
At the beginning of the session, Viktor Yanukovych emphasized that Ukraine highly appreciated friendly relations with Azerbaijan, its support and assistance. "We are very grateful to the President of Azerbaijan for his respect to Ukraine and Ukrainian people. We are impressed with it," he said.
"We remember different times in our relations; we remember difficult periods in our countries. A friend in need is a friend indeed," the President noted adding that Azerbaijan had once assisted Ukraine with an oil supply. "Actually it saved our energy and agriculture," the Head of State said.
Viktor Yanukovych congratulated Ilham Aliyev on the victory at presidential elections held in October 2013. The President of Ukraine wished the President of Azerbaijan and friendly Azerbaijani people stability and prosperity.
In his turn, Ilham Aliyev emphasized that Azerbaijan appreciated relations with Ukraine and would work to further develop them.
"We are willing to saturate our relations with a new sense. We maintain a very close cooperation between our countries in many spheres. Regular session of the Council of Presidents is a new step on the way of strengthening our cooperation," he said adding that Ukraine and Azerbaijan had good results and prospects of bilateral cooperation development in political, economic and energy spheres.
The President of Azerbaijan also expressed confidence that Ukraine would continue to move the way of "creativity, sovereignty enhancement and solution of important social, infrastructural and economic tasks".
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