On March 18, 2024, Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong met with Assistant of President of Azerbaijan for Foreign Policy Affairs Hikmat Hajiyev.

Sun Weidong said that under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping and President Ilham Aliyev, China and Azerbaijan enjoy close exchanges at all levels, solid political mutual trust, solid progress in high-quality Belt and Road cooperation and effective international coordination. China is ready to work with Azerbaijan to earnestly follow through on the common understandings reached between the two heads of state, push for steady, deep and solid bilateral cooperation in all fields from a strategic perspective, and constantly upgrade the level of China-Azerbaijan relations.

Hikmat Hajiyev said, Azerbaijan attaches great importance to developing Azerbaijan-China relations, supports the one-China principle and is willing to firmly support each other with China on issues concerning each other's core interests, expand cooperation with China in such fields as economy, trade, transportation and new energy, and achieve common development and prosperity.