Azerbaijan, South Korea expanding co-op in maritime transport

Baku, Azerbaijan, March 17

By Maksim Tsurkov - Trend:

Azerbaijan's State Maritime Administration and the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of the Republic of Korea signed two memorandums of understanding, the administration's press service reported March 17.

"Memorandum of Cooperation between the State Maritime Administration of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of the Republic of Korea" and "Memorandum of Understanding on mutual recognition of certificates (diplomas) issued on the basis of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978" were signed March 17.

The memorandums were signed by the chief of the State Maritime Administration Gudrat Gurbanov and the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries of South Korea Kim Young-suk within the framework of the Azerbaijani delegation's visit to South Korea.

"It is expected that the signed documents will give impetus to development of relations between Azerbaijan and the Republic of Korea in the spheres of maritime transport, trade and cooperation," said the message.

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