President of Malta Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca received Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Mr Elmar Mammadyrov, on a courtesy call at San Anton Palace.
The President said that she was pleased with the excellent bilateral relations between Malta and Azerbaijan, and added that Malta looks forward to exploring further areas of collaboration between both countries, such as tourism and education. In this manner, President Coleiro Preca said, the relations will also be strengthened on a people-to-people level.
Minister Mammadyrov spoke of Azerbaijan’s aspirations to reach a strategic partnership agreement with the European Union. President Coleiro Preca reaffirmed Malta’s commitment to support Azerbaijan in this process.