Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb. 13
By Seba Aghayeva – Trend:
Energy and transportation are the main areas of the Azerbaijan-Latvia economic cooperation and the two countries intend to develop and deepen relations in these areas, said Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov Feb. 13.
He was addressing a briefing after the talks with his Latvian counterpart Edgars Rinkevics who is on a visit to Baku.
Baku and Riga are interested in expanding economic ties and also plan to hold a business forum, said the Azerbaijani FM.
“Unfortunately, the level of mutual trade now does not meet our expectations. We agreed to try to hold consultations immediately after the [upcoming] arrival of the president of Latvia in Baku. At first, the consultations will take place at the level of foreign ministries, primarily to assess the contractual legal framework,” Mammadyarov said.
Baku and Riga are discussing projects in energy and transportation, according to him.
“Agriculture is a very interesting topic. Latvia is well enough developed in this sphere. Azerbaijan invests heavily in the agricultural sector and there are topics that can be quite interesting,” Mammadyarov added.