Baku, Azerbaijan, Dec. 5
By Anvar Mammadov – Trend:
Azerbaijan plans to send its first trade mission to Pakistan in late January-early February 2017, Azerbaijani Economy Minister Shahin Mustafayev said.
He made the remarks Dec. 5 during the Azerbaijan-Pakistan business meeting in Baku.
“The purpose behind sending the mission is to expand bilateral trade with Pakistan,” Mustafayev said.
Azerbaijan is sending trade missions to various countries since November 2016 in order to increase its exports. In particular, missions have already been organized to China and the UAE, and it is planned to send a mission to Egypt before late 2016.
Trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Pakistan amounted to $5.82 million in January-October 2016, which is 3.6 times more than in the same period last year, according to the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan.