Overview
- Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov met President Volodymyr Zelensky and other officials to reaffirm political support for Ukraine and pledge continued humanitarian assistance.
- Bayramov inspected Azerbaijan-backed reconstruction projects in Irpin including the restored Central City Hospital and the Zarifa Aliyeva Linguistic Lyceum and was briefed on plans to help restore the city’s House of Culture.
- The talks advanced defense cooperation with specific discussion of a bilateral 'Drone Deal' that aims to expand military-technical ties between Baku and Kyiv.
- Energy, oil and gas, and agricultural cooperation were raised as priorities, building on prior Azerbaijani deliveries of energy and humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
- The visit, made on Thursday, Aug. 6, reinforces a diplomatic partnership that could speed reconstruction money and matériel to communities damaged by Russian attacks and raise the profile of Ukraine’s recovery needs internationally.