BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 14. Milli Majlis (Parliament) of Azerbaijan has approved the opening of the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Slovakia, TurkicWorld reports.

The draft law "On the establishment of the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Slovak Republic (city of Bratislava)" was submitted for discussion at today's special session of the Parliament of Azerbaijan.

The opening of the embassy will make an important contribution to the development of relations between the two countries. After discussion, the document was put to the vote and adopted.

Diplomatic relations between the two countries were established on November 23, 1993. Until now, the Azerbaijani Embassy in Austria has been operating in Slovakia as well.

Moreover, there is an Azerbaijani consulate already operating in Slovakia.