Political ties between the two countries are at a high level, which creates additional opportunities for the development of the bilateral economic cooperation, Mammadyarov said, according to the Foreign Ministry’s press service.

"More than 50 French companies operate in Azerbaijan and their activities diversify the country’s economy. We achieved great success in various areas of the Azerbaijan-France bilateral relations, in the inter-parliamentary cooperation as well. At the same time, France is one of the OSCE Minsk Group’s co-chairs and it is making efforts to resolve the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict,” Mammadyarov said.

The foreign minister noted that Azerbaijan and France have various successful joint projects in energy, transportation, agriculture, tourism, as well as in construction and space industry.

"I am sure the cooperation in various spheres that meets the two countries’ common interests will continue to successfully develop the friendship between Azerbaijan and France,” he added.