Azerbaijan and Colombia MFAs hold first ever consular consultations

The first consular consultations between the foreign ministries of Azerbaijan and Colombia were held in a video conference format, Azerbaijan’s MFA told Report.

The Azerbaijani side was represented by Emil Safarov, head of the Consular Department of the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Azerbaijan, while the Colombian side was represented by Patricia Cortes Ortiz, Director for Europe at the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Colombia.

During the consultations, the current state and development prospects of consular cooperation between the two countries were discussed, including opportunities for signing new bilateral documents in this field.

Moreover, discussions were held on protecting the rights and freedoms of citizens of both countries, developing relations in the areas of migration and internal affairs, digitalizing the legalization of official documents or issuing apostilles, and simplifying mutual visits of citizens of the two countries.