EAM in Baku in first stand-alone visit; Meets Azerbaijan President Aliyev, holds 'very productive' talks with FM Bayramov

Baku/New Delhi, Oct 23 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, who is visiting Azerbaijan in the first stand-alone bilateral visit by an Indian foreign minister to the country in eight years, called on Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev in Baku today and also held talks with his counterpart FM Jeyhun Bayramov, which he said were "very productive" and have helped to determine a pathway forward for the bilateral ties. Marking a reset in ties with Baku, which were earlier strained over Azerbaijan's pro-Pakistan stance and references to Kashmir as well as India's closeness to Armenia, EAM Jaishankar welcomed the peace agreement…