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Weekly review of events in Azerbaijani agricultural sector

Business Materials 24 October 2020 14:05 (UTC +04:00)
Weekly review of events in Azerbaijani agricultural sector

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Oct.24

By Fidan Babayeva – Trend:

The program of cooperation between Azerbaijan and Russia in the field of the agro-industrial complex is designed to transfer relations between the two countries in agriculture to a completely new stage, Trade Representative of Russia in Azerbaijan Ruslan Mirsayapov told Trend.

According to Mirsayapov, the program provides for not only the exchange of agricultural food products but also the supply of modern plant and animal protection products, high-tech agricultural machinery, the creation of the necessary logistics infrastructure, the exchange of experience in the field of veterinary medicine and the fight against infections in the field of crop production.

Furthermore, this week Azerbaijan’s Minister of Economy Mikayil Jabbarov met with Iranian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Seyed Abbas Mousavi.

The minister noted that the number of Iranian companies is growing in the country, mutual investment cooperation is being carried out, and joint projects are being implemented.

This week, Jabbarov also held meeting with Latvian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Dainis Garanchs.

“Azerbaijan considers it important to increase mutual investments with Latvia in the post-pandemic period, as well as expand opportunities for cooperation in the fields of transport, agriculture, public-private partnerships, pharmaceuticals, tourism, and the digital economy,” noted the minister.

The importance of expanding ties between Azerbaijan and Latvia, the role of mutual official visits and meetings in the development of cooperation was emphasized at the meeting.

"Our countries are fruitfully cooperating in a number of areas of the economy. Diversification and enhancing trade ties are also priority areas. New mechanisms are being applied to expand cooperation in this area,” he said. “Thus, in 10 countries of Central Europe, including Latvia, the Azerbaijani Trade Representation and the ‘Azerbaijani Trade House’ operate in Riga. Moreover, numerous business forums and meetings were held between the entrepreneurs of the two countries, and an export mission to the Latvian capital city was organized. Azerbaijan is also successfully cooperating with Latvia within the framework of the EU Twinning Instrument.”

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