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The President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky had a phone conversation with his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev and offered to "breathe new life" in GUAM, said Wednesday the press service of the office of the Ukrainian President.

"GUAM you can make a serious Union and the Association to discuss important trade and economic issues. We need to breathe new life into this organization," – quotes a press-service of the word Zelensky.

Also, the Ukrainian President thanked Aliyev for more than 23 tons of humanitarian aid to combat the coronavirus, which was delivered to Ukraine on may 21. The parties agreed to coordinate efforts in overcoming the pandemic and its consequences.

In addition, the presidents discussed the progress of several large-scale projects implemented in Ukraine with the participation of Azerbaijani investors. Zelensky expressed the belief that after the quarantine, will be restored to the high dynamics of bilateral dialogue and trade-economic cooperation.

GUAM – the organization, which includes Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova. Previously it included the Uzbekistan – up to its release, the organization was called GUUAM. In 2020, GUAM, the presiding Azerbaijan.

World health organization March 11 announced the outbreak of a new coronavirus infection COVID-19 pandemic. According to the latest who data, the world recorded over 5.4 million cases of the disease died over 343 thousand people.