Baku, Azerbaijan, Aug. 4
By Seba Aghayeva – Trend:
Azerbaijan and Slovenia intend to develop economic cooperation, in particular, in such areas as transportation, agriculture, high technologies, tourism and others.
All aspects of bilateral cooperation will be discussed during a visit of Slovenia’s Foreign Minister Karl Erjavec to Azerbaijan, a diplomatic source told Trend Aug. 4.
The visit is planned to be organized in autumn 2017.
An agreement on intensifying trade and economic relations was reached during consultations held as part of the visit of Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov to Slovenia in June.
The two sides had an exchange of views on development of cooperation in such areas as trade, industry, transportation, agriculture, energy, high technologies, tourism and culture. They also noted good potential for development of cooperation between Azerbaijan and Slovenia.
A lion’s share in Slovenian exports to Azerbaijan accounts for goods of such companies as Krka, Gorenje and Riko.
Slovenian furniture manufacturers also deliver their goods to the Azerbaijani market. Thus, Slovenia’s Alples provided the Olympic village with furniture during the First European Games in Baku.
The two countries also have good potential to develop cooperation in tourism.
According to Azerbaijan’s State Customs Committee, trade turnover with Slovenia amounted to $9.4 million in 1H17, decreasing by 1.95 percent as compared to the same period of 2016.