BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 24. Azerbaijani Prime Minister Ali Asadov met with the Executive Secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) Armida Alisjahbana, the Cabinet of Ministers told Trend.
The meeting highlighted the importance of the UN Special Program for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) Week being held in Baku. Participation of UNESCAP executive secretary in the summit, organized for the first time within the framework of Azerbaijan's chairmanship in SPECA and timed to the 25th anniversary of the Program, was highly appreciated.
UNESCAP was assessed as an effective platform in terms of enhancing multilateral cooperation. The importance of the resolutions adopted by the commission on the initiative of Azerbaijan on the development of transport links and sustainable energy was emphasized.
Successful cooperation of Azerbaijan with Central Asian countries was mentioned at the meeting, good prospects for further development of this cooperation within SPECA in trade-economic, transport-transit, energy and all other spheres of mutual interest were noted.
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