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Azerbaijani, Singaporean presidents have expanded meeting
Singapore, November 21 (AZERTAC). Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Singaporean leader Tony Tan have today had an expanded meeting involving the two countries` delegations.
The presidents described the Azerbaijani leader`s visit to Singapore as a remarkable and historic event in the relations between the two countries. They said the visit would contribute to ensuring overall development of Singapore-Azerbaijan relations.
They stressed Singapore`s crucial role in the Southeastern Asian region, and also emphasized Azerbaijan`s important position in the South Caucasus region.
The presidents pointed out there were good prospects for overall expansion of the cooperation between the two rapidly developing countries.
They said Singapore and Azerbaijan had contacts in economic, trade and energy fields, adding, however, this fell behind the countries` potential.
The sides agreed to set up a joint coordinating body in a bid to ensure the development of the bilateral cooperation.