Baku, Azerbaijan, Aug. 7
By Huseyn Valiyev - Trend:
Azerbaijan intends to use Israel's rich experience in the sphere of high technologies, Azerbaijani Minister of Communications and High Technologies Ali Abbasov said at a meeting with Israel's Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary ambassador to Azerbaijan Rafael Harpaz in connection with completion of his diplomatic mission in the country.
Abbasov said that the high-tech industry is one of the most important areas of cooperation between the two countries.
"An agreement concluded by the countries earlier opens up new directions and strengthens the bilateral cooperation in this field," he said.
Harpaz expressed satisfaction with bilateral cooperation, in which the ICT sector plays an important role.
The diplomat mentioned the participation of Israeli companies in last year's BakuTel-2014 telecommunication exhibition. Israel was represented by a national pavilion.
Moreover, the support for holding the "Israeli-Azerbaijani start up-forum" will be rendered. The forum will be held this year with the support of the Ministry of Communications and High Technologies of Azerbaijan and the Azerbaijani-Israeli Chamber of Commerce.