BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 8
By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:
Croatia and Azerbaijan have great potential for cooperation in area of renewable energy sources, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia Gordan Grlić Radman said in an exclusive interview with Trend.
“There is great potential in energy cooperation, especially in the area of renewable energy sources, bearing in mind our experience with hydro power plants. This is particularly interesting in the context of the reconstruction of infrastructure in Azerbaijan, in an area that has recently been the focus of conflict,” said the minister.
Radman said Croatia also sees great potential in the IT sector, having in mind the considerable number of Croatian IT companies having state of the art performances and great experience working abroad.
“Last but not least, I can mention globally renowned Croatian companies dealing with demining – companies that produce one of the best demining machines as well as those doing the demining job on the field,” he added.
The Croatian minister went on to add that further expansion of current cooperation is in the interest of both countries and the work of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation is invaluable, since it gives a strong impetus to the development of bilateral relations.
“At its first session in 2017, the Commission exchanged perspectives on economic cooperation, especially in the fields of industry, energy, transport, communications, IT, culture, tourism, youth, sport, health, agriculture, as well as in the development of the legal framework for bilateral cooperation. Therefore, it is an excellent platform for setting common goals, monitoring progress of their achievement and defining new steps in enhancing economic cooperation. The Joint Commission contributes to establishing direct contacts between companies and other legal entities with the view of encouraging investments and promoting exchange of information in economic areas. I have been informed recently that our Embassy in Baku had accelerated the procedure of convening the 2nd session of the Joint Commission, which is supposed to take place at the end of September or at the beginning of October this year in Zagreb.”
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