Azerbaijani embassy opens in Bratislava

/By AzerNews/

By Laman Sadigova

The office of the Azerbaijani embassy has been successfully inaugurated in Bratislava, Slovakia.

The opening ceremony was attended by Slovak officials, including former President Rudolf Shuster, parliamentarians and the representatives of the diplomatic corps.

Speakers at the event included Azerbaijani Ambassador to Austria, Slovenia and Slovakia Qalib Israfilov, Slovak State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs Igor Slobodnik, and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry’s Ambassador-at-Large Fakhraddin Qurbanov.

They hailed the opening of the embassy`s office in Bratislava as a new chapter in the relations between Azerbaijan and Slovakia.

The Slovak Republic recognized the independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan on 24 January 1992. Diplomatic relations between two states were established on 23 November 1993. 7 bilateral documents have been signed between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Slovak Republic.