BAKU, Azerbaijan. Oct. 30
By Fidan Babayeva - Trend:
The main directions of the export of Russian products to Azerbaijan in 2020, as before, are wheat, medicines, metal structures made of ferrous metals, coniferous timber, engineering products, and sugar, Head of the representative office of the Russian Export Center Nuri Guliyev told Trend.
According to Guliyev, mechanical engineering, the agro-industrial complex, and the chemical industry show an increase in interest from Azerbaijani importers.
Mechanical engineering, the agro-industrial complex, and the chemical industry show an increase in interest from Azerbaijani importers.
Indicative and key deliveries in the first two quarters of 2020 were the supply of ethyl alcohol for $2 million for sanitary needs, sugar - for $1.8 million, fittings and rolled metal products - for $10 million, medicines for $100,000, also, a large contract was signed in June 2020 for the supply of mineral fertilizers for agricultural needs - for $8 million, Guliyev said.
Touching upon the activities of Russian entrepreneurs, Guliyev said that with the support of the REC office in Azerbaijan, Russian-Azerbaijani joint ventures localized in the country, such as the RFARM pharmaceutical plant, as well as a joint venture founded in February 2019 for the assembly of GAZ Gazel cars are functioning and Gazelle Next are successfully operating.
Moreover, in December 2019, with the participation of the Minister of Economic Development of Russia, the foundation was laid for the Penaplex building materials enterprise, a capsule was laid for the joint service center - Russian Helicopters and Silk Way Group for the repair of Russian helicopters of the line MI.
The implementation of a promising project by the Russian-Azerbaijani AzOkso company and the Azerbaijani Service Invest company in the sale of complex fencing systems that ensure compliance with safety requirements for railway infrastructure facilities will begin in 2021, Guliyev said.
The Russian Export Center (REC) is a state institute for supporting non-resource non-energy exports, which provides domestic exporters with a wide range of financial and other support measures.
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