President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy have discussed ways to strengthen economic and trade cooperation between their countries during a meeting in Dublin.

The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 9th European Political Community Summit, which President Aliyev is attending at the invitation of Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin and European Council President António Costa, according to Azertac.

President Zelenskyy congratulated President Aliyev on Azerbaijan’s Victory Day and Constitution Day.

The two leaders also recalled Zelenskyy’s previous visit to Azerbaijan and expressed satisfaction with the discussions held during that trip.

Their talks focused on expanding bilateral economic and trade relations, particularly cooperation between the private sectors.

They also exchanged views on organizing reciprocal visits by delegations.

Zelenskyy thanked Azerbaijan for its humanitarian assistance to Ukraine, specifically highlighting the supply of electrical equipment.

The Ukrainian president also said Kyiv was closely following Azerbaijan’s post-conflict reconstruction efforts in Garabagh and East Zangezur. He noted that Azerbaijan’s experience in restoring territories affected by conflict could prove valuable to Ukraine.

The presidents further exchanged views on other issues of mutual interest.