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AZERBAIJAN, PORTUGAL SIGN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

Baku, July 15 (AZERTAC). Foreign Ministers Elmar Mammadyarov of Azerbaijan and Luis Amado of Portugal have inked a Memorandum of Understanding on political consultations between the two countries.

The two ministers also initialed an agreement to grant a visa-free access to holders of diplomatic and service passports.

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