On September 1, 2025, Elnur Mammadov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, visited the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told APA.
During the visit, the next, fifth round of political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Federative Republic of Brazil was held in the city of Brasília.
The delegations were led by Deputy Minister Elnur Mammadov on the Azerbaijani side and First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Maria Laura de Rosa on the Brazilian side.
During the consultations, extensive discussions were held on the current state and development prospects of relations between the two countries in political, economic, energy, transportation, education, tourism, culture, and humanitarian fields, with mutual support expressed for the establishment of a contractual and legal framework in these areas.
The counterpart also conveyed congratulations on the historic agreements reached during the Washington summit on August 8 of this year.
In turn, the Deputy Minister, who spoke about the Azerbaijan-Armenia peace agenda, also noted that on September 1, the OSCE Ministerial Council closed the OSCE Minsk Process and related structures.
Within the framework of the visit, the Deputy Minister was received by Brazil’s Vice President Geraldo Alckmin.
During the meeting, J. Alckmin fondly recalled his visit to our country as the head of the Brazilian delegation participating in COP29 last November and his meeting with the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Mr. Ilham Aliyev, emphasizing the importance of developing friendly and cooperative relations between our countries.
In this context, he wished success to the political consultations as well as to the first meeting of the Joint Working Group on Trade and Investment Cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil held in Brazil.
Expressing satisfaction with the multilateral cooperation between the two countries, especially within the framework of the "COP Trio" format, Alckmin highly appreciated our country's contributions to the global climate agenda.
During the meeting with Brazil’s Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira, it was emphasized that political dialogue between our countries has been successfully developing, and an increase in trade turnover has been observed. It was noted that cooperation in the multilateral format continues successfully.
Within the framework of the meeting, a signing ceremony was held for the "Agreement on Cooperation in the Field of Education between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil."
The agreement was signed on behalf of Azerbaijan by Rashad Novruz, the Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Federative Republic of Brazil, and on behalf of the Federative Republic of Brazil by Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira.
During the visit, Deputy Minister Elnur Mammadov gave interviews to Brazil's state news agency "Empresa Brasil de Comunicação" and the private television channel "SBT."
