At the beginning of the session, Viktor Yanukovych emphasized that Ukraine highly appreciated friendly relations with Azerbaijan, its support and assistance. "We are very grateful to the President of Azerbaijan for his respect to Ukraine and Ukrainian people. We are impressed with it," he said.

"We remember different times in our relations; we remember difficult periods in our countries. A friend in need is a friend indeed," the President noted adding that Azerbaijan had once assisted Ukraine with an oil supply. "Actually it saved our energy and agriculture," the Head of State said.

In his turn, Ilham Aliyev emphasized that Azerbaijan appreciated relations with Ukraine and would work to further develop them.

"We are willing to saturate our relations with a new sense. We maintain a very close cooperation between our countries in many spheres. Regular session of the Council of Presidents is a new step on the way of strengthening our cooperation," he said adding that Ukraine and Azerbaijan had good results and prospects of bilateral cooperation development in political, economic and energy spheres.

After the IV Session of the Council of the Presidents of Ukraine and the Republic of Azerbaijan, Viktor Yanukovych and Ilham Aliyev exchanged state awards.

The President of Ukraine has awarded the Order of Liberty to the President of Azerbaijan.

The President of Azerbaijan has awarded Heydar Aliyev Order to the President of Ukraine. It is the supreme state award in Azerbaijan.