Republic of Palau Establishes Diplomatic Ties with the Republic of Azerbaijan

February 9, 2018 in Local News / Beches el Chais

Republic of Palau Establishes Diplomatic Ties with Azerbaijan

Press Release
Permanent Mission of Palau to the UN

Ambassador Ngedikes Olai Uludong, Permanent Representative of the Palau Mission to the United Nations, and Ambassador Yashar Teymur oglu Aliyev, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the United Nations met in New York to initiate the diplomatic relationship between the two countries.

During the meeting held at the Permanent Mission of Azerbaijan, the two Ambassadors shared their confidence that the diplomatic ties between the two countries will help develop and further strengthen relations of friendship and cooperation. Among some of the key topics discussed, Azerbaijan expressed its interest in bidding to hosting the World EXPO 2025 in their capital city of Baku and further conveyed their support to Palau in hosting the “Our Oceans” Conference in the year 2020. A special envoy will be visiting Palau in the month of February 2018.

The Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan is a country in the South Caucasus Region of Eurasia, at the crossroads of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. Its capital of Baku holds 53.1% of its total population of 9.8 Million. Azerbaijan is well-known for its richness of oil and natural gases which accounts for two-thirds of the whole country.