Baku, Azerbaijan, Aug. 13
By Ilkin Shafiyev – Trend:
Azerbaijan is an important part of the Silk Road project, China's Ambassador to Azerbaijan Wei Jinghua said in an interview with Trend.
"Azerbaijan is an important country situated along the "Silk Road" and actively supporting and participating in the initiative of joint construction of "One belt, One road". In December 2015, during the visit of President Ilham Aliyev to China, the two sides signed a Memorandum of understanding on the joint construction of the Silk Road economic belt. The document gave a new impetus to the further development of the Chinese-Azerbaijani economic and trade relations," Jinghua said.
The diplomat noted Azerbaijan's contribution to the development of the transport project infrastructure.
"The Caspian sea is an important trade channel connecting the Eurasian continent. China welcomes and highly appreciates the efforts of the Azerbaijani side to promote the construction of transport infrastructure and the implementation of projects that promote interconnection. Beijing is ready to deepen the comprehensive Chinese-Azerbaijani cooperation within the framework of the "One belt, One road" initiative, and to make a proper contribution to the development of countries situated along the "Silk Road"," the ambassador said.
The trade turnover with China amounted to $616.402 million in the first six months of 2018 according to the data of the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan.
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