On November 28, 2015 the National Academies of Sciences of Belarus and Azerbaijan, the Belarusian Republican Foundation for Fundamental Research and the Science Development Foundation under the President of Azerbaijan signed an Agreement for cooperation. The document was signed in the presence of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko and Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev.
Also, the Agreement for social and economic cooperation between Belarus and Azerbaijan till 2025 and other documents were signed. According to Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, the implementation of the signed documents will contribute to further broadening of mutually beneficial Belarus-Azerbaijan relations in political, economic, scientific-technical and humanitarian collaboration. Summing up the results of the negotiations with Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev, Belarus President noted that the parties had determined new areas of cooperation in information technology, nano-, biotechnology, defense industry, scientific research.