New Delhi, October 22 (H.S.): External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar will undertake an official visit to Azerbaijan on October 23, during which he will hold bilateral meetings and review relations between the two countries, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement.

The visit will mark the first trip to Azerbaijan by an Indian External Affairs Minister in eight years, following the visit by the late Sushma Swaraj in 2018.

Jaishankar’s visit comes after the recent meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Bishkek.

India and Azerbaijan share historical and cultural ties. Bilateral trade is primarily concentrated in sectors such as energy, textiles and machinery.

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