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Bilateral relations exist betweenAzerbaijan and theDemocratic Republic of the Congo in diplomatic, socio-economic, military and other spheres. Neither country has a resident ambassador.
On September 23, 2011, Azerbaijani foreign MinisterElmar Mammadyarov held an official meeting with Congolese Foreign Minister Alexis Tambwe Mwamba, during which the parties signed a joint communique on the establishment of diplomatic relations between the countries.[1][2]
The Congo's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign AffairsLeonard She Okitundu paid a working visit to Azerbaijan to attend the Ministerial Conference of theNon-Aligned Movement on April 4–6, 2018.[3]
According toUN statistics for 2017, the volume of Azerbaijan's exports to the Congo amounted to 92610 US dollars.
According to UN statistics for 2018, the volume of Congo's exports to Azerbaijan amounted to about 50,700 US dollars.[4]
According to UN statistics for 2019, the volume of Congo's exports to Azerbaijan amounted to 60100 US dollars.
There are several regional energy projects planned for the future.[1]
In September 2016, Azerbaijan exported 10 upgradedBTR-70armored personnel carriers to the Congo.[5]
The two countries cooperate in the field of defense industry.[6]
In 2012, a Committee on the Democratic Republic of the Congo was established in theUnited Nations Security Council (UN). The Committee is chaired by Azerbaijan. The Vice-presidents areMorocco andPakistan.[7]
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