page_title: Azerbaijan–Ukraine relations
section_title: Political relations
hierarchical_section_title: Azerbaijan–Ukraine relations / Political relations
caption_attribution_description: English: MINSK. President Vladimir Putin with Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma, in the centre, and Azeri President Heydar Aliyev before an expanded meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of State.Русский: МИНСК. С Президентом Украины Леонидом Кучмой (в центре) и Президентом Азербайджана Гейдаром Алиевым перед началом расширенного заседания Совета глав государств СНГ.
context_page_description: After the dissolution of Soviet Union Azerbaijan and Ukraine gained their independence from the Soviet Union and started a close friendship with establishing diplomatic relations in 1992. The relations of strategic cooperation, political, economical and cultural relations between two countries are at a very high level. In 2001, the two countries founded the Organization for Democracy and Economic Development, along with Georgia and Moldova. Azerbaijan currently plays an important role in both organization and the foreign policy of Ukraine due to its strategic role in the region. Azerbaijan also helped Ukraine to shelter Chernobyl sarcophagus.
  Ukraine is, after Turkey, one of the main military partners of Azerbaijan. Azeri officers are trained in Ukrainian military academies, and various technical assistance is supplied by Ukraine. Ukraine supports Azerbaijan's position in the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict against to Armenia. After Black January events, some 10,000 people attended a rally in Lviv to protest Moscow's military intervention in Azerbaijan. There are about 32.000 Ukrainians that live in Azerbaijan, and over 45,000 Azerbaijanis live in Ukraine.
context_section_description: Relations between two countries are very friendly. Diplomatic relations between the two countries were established in 1992. Azerbaijan has an embassy in Kiev. Ukraine has an embassy in Baku. Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Eastern Partnership, Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) as well as GUAM. 
  Azerbaijani president Abulfaz Elchibey paid an official visit to Ukraine on November 12, 1992.During that visit, he said that relations with Ukraine will become priority out of all of the former republics of the former Soviet Union. 
  President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma paid an official visit to Azerbaijan on July 26–28, 1995. Together with Heydar Aliyev and Aliyev paid his official visit to Ukraine on March 24–25, 1997. During the meeting Heydar Aliyev was awarded with the highest order of Ukraine Yaroslav Mudry. After the establishment of GUAM strategic relations started to develop rapidly. Heydar Aliyev visited Ukraine in 1999 in order to take part at the inauguration ceremony of the re-elected Leonid Kuchma. The Ukrainian President paid an official visit to Azerbaijan on March 16–17, 2000. As a result of the visit, Aliyev presented Leonid Kuchma the order of Istiglal. Strategic alliance between two countries are developing.
  President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky paid his official visit to Azerbaijan on December 17-18, 2019. During the visit, Zelensky had a one-on-one meeting with the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev after which they hold negotiations in an expanded format. Following the expanded meeting, the sides signed bilateral documents such as Protocol of Intent between Ganja and Odessa, an Agreement on trade, economic, scientific, technical and cultural cooperation between Guba and Truskavets, Agreement on cooperation between the Ministry of Economy of Azerbaijan and the State Regulatory Service of Ukraine on the conditions of doing business. Ukrainian President also met with the Prime Minister Ali Asadov, took part in the Ukrainian-Azerbaijani Business Forum, visited the Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Center of Baku Slavic University and met with representatives of Ukrainian community in Azerbaijan.
caption: Heydar Aliyev, Leonid Kuchma and Vladimir Putin
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