The foreign ministries of Azerbaijan and Iraq held second round of consular consultations.

The consultations were led by Emil Safarov, Head of the Consular Department of Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Falah Abdulhassan, Head of the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iraq.

The consultations focused on the current state and prospects of cooperation in the consular field with Iraq, a partner country for Azerbaijan, as well as issues of visa regime simplification for two countries’ citizens.

The sides exchanged views on protecting the rights and freedoms of citizens of the two countries, providing necessary consular assistance, and improving the relevant bilateral framework agreement in this area.

The parties, who exchanged experiences on recent innovations in the consular field, also emphasized the importance of strengthening relations between the two countries in migration, internal affairs, justice, including legal assistance, etc.