President Ilham Aliyev has met with Foreign Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd.

During the meeting, Foreign Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd said his country was interested in developing ties with Azerbaijan in various fields and expressed satisfaction with Azerbaijan’s election as a member of the UN Security Council.
President Ilham Aliyev said Azerbaijan's election to the UN Security Council was an example of support for our country by a majority of world countries.

The President expressed his confidence that bilateral relations would continue to grow.

The sides also exchanged views on bilateral relations and the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.