Azerbaijan`s Deputy Prime Minister Elchin Afandiyev has met French Ambassador to the country Aurelia Bouchez.

The Deputy Premier praised friendly relations between the two countries strengthening over the last years, adding President Ilham Aliyev attached great importance to developing Azerbaijani-French cooperation. The Deputy Premier highlighted the great successes achieved in the fields of culture and education in Azerbaijani-French ties.

Mr. Afandiyev spoke of the prospects of relations between the two countries, saying Azerbaijan was interested in boosting these ties.

They discussed several proposals on humanitarian-cultural cooperation.

Aurelia Bouchez, in turn expressed her country`s will to further deep cooperation with Azerbaijan, which is the prestigious countries of the world.