Baku, Azerbaijan, Apr. 27
By Anakhanum Hidayatova – Trend:
Relations between Italy and Azerbaijan are based on mutual understanding, Italian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Giampaolo Cutillo said in an exclusive interview with Trend Apr. 27.
“Within 25 years we have done a great job,” he said.
The envoy noted that Azerbaijan is a very good partner of Europe.
Cutillo said Italians are in a very particular geographical and historical situation, in the middle of the Mediterranean, and Azerbaijanis are in the middle of the Caucasus, adding this has been crucial for the countries’ past and reality.
Trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Italy amounted to $600.099 million in January-March 2017, which is 29.8 percent more than in the same period of 2016, according to Azerbaijan’s State Customs Committee.