China, Azerbaijan elevate partnership

Countries agree to enhance all-around cooperation amid complex intl changes

China and Azerbaijan elevated their ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership on Wednesday, a move that marks the countries' commitment to enhancing all-around cooperation amid complex changes in the international landscape.

President Xi Jinping and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, who started his three-day state visit to China on Tuesday, announced the upgrading of bilateral relations during their talks in Beijing.

The two leaders witnessed the signing of 20 documents on cooperation in areas such as the Belt and Road Initiative, justice, green development, the digital economy, intellectual property rights and aerospace.