Overview
- The 6th round of Foreign Office Consultations in Baku on Friday brought India's Sibi George together with Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and Deputy Minister Elnur Mammadov.
- The delegations reviewed ties across trade, technology, tourism, pharmaceuticals, energy, culture, people-to-people links, and cross-border terrorism.
- Both sides agreed to hold the next round of consultations in New Delhi at a mutually convenient date.
- India has thanked Azerbaijan for helping 1,267 citizens, including 860 students, leave Iran by land as flights detoured.
- Energy links also support the thaw, with crude shipments to India resuming and ONGC Videsh holding stakes in Azerbaijani oil and gas, after last year's rift over Operation Sindoor drove calls to boycott travel and cut tourist flows.