President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to Azerbaijan Richard Morningstar at the end of his diplomatic mission.

During the meeting, the sides noted that bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and the U.S. were developing successfully in political, economic and other fields. The parties stressed the importance of the long-term cooperation in the energy sphere and exchanged views over the current state and prospects of the bilateral ties.