President Ilham Aliyev congratulates Elizabeth Truss on her appointment as Prime Minister of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has sent a letter of congratulations to Elizabeth Truss on her appointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

“Azerbaijan and the United Kingdom are bound together by ties of traditional friendship and close cooperation. It is particularly gratifying to see the current high level and every day enrichment by new content of our interstate relations, and mutually beneficial cooperation in political, economic, trade, energy and humanitarian fields,” the head of state said in his message.

“The United Kingdom is one of the biggest trade partners of Azerbaijan. The companies representing your country, including bp as our reliable partner in oil and gas production are successfully operating in Azerbaijan, and involved in the implementation of a number of important projects. Our long-lasting and fruitful collaboration in the energy sector, one of priority areas of our cooperation, plays an important role in ensuring global energy security,” President Ilham Aliyev emphasized.