Current and historical relationships exists between

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...

and

Djibouti Djibouti, ar, جيبوتي ', french: link=no, Djibouti, so, Jabuuti officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red ...

. Neither country has a resident ambassador. Both countries are members of the

Non Aligned Movement The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is a forum of 120 countries that Non-belligerent, are not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc. After the United Nations, it is the largest grouping of states worldwide. The movement originated in ...

History

Diplomatic relations between Azerbaijan and Djibouti were established on 22 October 1996. The relations between two countries have been further strengthened after 2016. The Republic of Djibouti fully respects sovereignty and internationally recognized territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan. In 2017 parliamentary delegation headed by speaker of Djibouti parliament made a trip to Azerbaijan to attend the international forum on intercultural dialogue.

Inter-parliamentary ties

On 14 April 2017, the Parliament of Republic of Azerbaijan adopted a decision on establishment of a working group on inter-parliamentary relations between Azerbaijan and Djibouti. Vusal Huseynov - member of the Azerbaijani Parliament is the chair of the working group. On 3 May 2017, the speaker of Azerbaijan's Parliament

Ogtay Asadov Ogtay Sabir oglu Asadov ( az, Oqtay Sabir oğlu Əsədov; born January 3, 1955) is an Azerbaijani politician who has served as the Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan between 2005 and 2020. Early life Asadov was born in the village of ...

received the delegation led by President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Djibouti Mohamed Ali Houmed.

Partnership in humanitarian action

On 10 April 2017, a plane carrying humanitarian aid was sent from Baku to Djibouti. The humanitarian aid was sent by the Ministry of Emergency Situations according to the order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The aid included drinking water, sugar, tea, sunflower oil, corn oil, flour, macaroni, vermicelli, etc.

Partnership in civil aviation

On 30 November 2016, during the visit of President of Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC to the Republic of Djibouti a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Azerbaijan Airlines and Djibouti airlines to expand cooperation. Moreover, an agreement was reached to open Baku-Djibouti cargo transportation flight, as well as to establish Azerbaijan-Djibouti joint cargo transportation company.

Recognition of Khojaly Massacre

In January 2017, the National Assembly of the Republic of Djibouti adopted a resolution which recognized the Khojaly Massacre as acts of genocide and crimes against humanity. The resolution also touches upon the occupation of Azerbaijani territories by Armenia.

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