On January 9, an official welcome ceremony was held for Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President of the United Arab Emirates, who was on an official visit to the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Press Office of the Azerbaijani President reported.

On the same day, Ilham Aliyev, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, held an expanded meeting with Zayed Al Nahyan.

President Ilham Aliyev said: "I would like to take this opportunity once again to express special appreciation for your position in the United Nations Security Council and for your support of Azerbaijan. Today, many crucial documents have been signed, and a ceremony for exchanging these documents is scheduled shortly. I am confident these agreements will form a solid foundation for our future cooperation."

"Our cooperation is multifaceted, spanning many areas. In the recent past, significant strides have been taken in the energy sector, particularly in the field of green energy. In October of last year, a 230-megawatt solar power plant was inaugurated in Azerbaijan, which was made possible through investments from your country. This is just the first step. Based on the signed contracts and memoranda of understanding, investments from your country are planned to facilitate the production of 10 gigawatts of green energy in Azerbaijan," he noted.

President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan said: "We would like to highlight the Memorandum of Understanding on Strategic Partnership signed today between the two countries. The signing of this Memorandum of Understanding adds strategic significance to the relations between our countries. We will mobilize our efforts to develop ties and cooperation in trade, economic, industrial, agricultural, cultural, and educational sectors."

The meeting was followed by a ceremony to exchange signed documents as part of the visit. The visit featured the signing of several key agreements, including the "Memorandum of Understanding on Strategic Partnership between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the United Arab Emirates", "Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation between the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Finance of the United Arab Emirates", "Protocol of Intent between the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment of the United Arab Emirates", "Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation between ADA University and Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy", "Memorandum of Understanding on Investment Cooperation on electricity transmission projects between the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Investment of the United Arab Emirates", "Framework Agreement on Strategic Cooperation on enhancing the use of renewable and clean energy potential of Azerbaijan and enabling Green Energy Export Operations", "Calendar of Events for the implementation of 1GW solar and onshore wind projects in Azerbaijan" and the "Strategic Cooperation Agreement between ADNOC and SOCAR".