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French-Azerbaijani University soon to open doors to students

27 April 2016 14:33 (UTC+04:00)
French-Azerbaijani University soon to open doors to students

By Laman Ismayilova

Azerbaijan and France are keen to expand educational relations, as the University of Strasbourg and Azerbaijan State University of Oil and Industry signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on establishment of the French-Azerbaijani University.

The MoU was undersigned by French Secretary of State for European Affairs Harlem Désir, who is on visit to Baku, and Azerbaijani Education Minister Mikayil Jabbarov on April 27.

"We had today the next round of talks on the establishment of the French-Azerbaijani University. We set a goal to open this university on September 15. France has already submitted the draft document on further steps," said Jabbarov.

"We work in this direction for more than a year. Today, I have received a document that reflects the next stage of this project," he added.

The education sector is one of the successful areas of the Azerbaijani-French cooperation, the minister believes. “It is no coincidence that today's meeting is being held at the Baku French Lyceum. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the next stage of the establishment of French-Azerbaijani University,” he said.

Azerbaijan and France established diplomatic relations in February 1992. French companies are actively participating in the petrochemical, food, agricultural, machine engineering, tourism and other spheres in Azerbaijan.

The trade turnover between Azerbaijan and France amounted to $ 1.681 billion in 2014, while the total volume of French investments in the Azerbaijani economy currently stands at $ 2.4 billion.

The inter-regional cooperation between Azerbaijan and France is also at a high level. Some 12 Azerbaijani cities signed a cooperation agreement with 10 cities and one province in France.

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Laman Ismayilova is AzerNews' staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @Lam_Ismayilova

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