On January 26, Azerbaijan's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yalchin Rafiyev, visited Qatar, where he participated in the 5th political consultation between the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The consultations were co-chaired by Yalchin Rafiyev and Qatar's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Sultan bin Saad Al Mureykhi.

Discussions focused on bilateral political and economic relations, cooperation within international organizations such as the UN and the Non-Aligned Movement, and various regional and global issues of mutual interest. The consultations also explored opportunities for collaboration in trade, investment, agriculture, tourism, education, and other sectors.

During the visit, Yalchin Rafiyev met with Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Sayed, Qatar's Minister of State for Foreign Trade. They emphasized the importance of convening the next Azerbaijan-Qatar Intergovernmental Joint Commission session and organizing mutual trade missions and business forums to strengthen economic ties.

Additionally, Rafiyev visited the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies (CHS) in Doha, where he engaged with Director Ghassan Elkahlout and the center's experts, exchanging perspectives on Azerbaijan's foreign policy and developments in the South Caucasus and the Middle East.

Rafiyev also addressed the leadership, faculty, and students at Georgetown University's Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRC) in Qatar. He outlined Azerbaijan's foreign policy priorities, the normalization process in the post-conflict period with Armenia, and the reconstruction efforts in Azerbaijan's liberated territories, answering questions from the audience.