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Azerbaijan, Czech Republic mull issues of agro cooperation [PHOTO]

28 April 2017 11:35 (UTC+04:00)
Azerbaijan, Czech Republic mull issues of agro cooperation [PHOTO]

By Laman Ismayilova

Azerbaijan and the Czech Republic have discussed ways of developing cooperation as a delegation of Azerbaijani parliamentarians visited Prague.

The delegation, led by MP Eldar Ibrahimov, included Mahir Aslanov, Igbal Mammadov and Elchin Guliyev, Azertac reported.

During the meetings with Vice Chairmen of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic Radek Vondráček and Vojtech Filip, the Azerbaijani delegation discussed the Azerbaijani-Czech bilateral relations, prospects for developing interparliamentary cooperation, as well as economic cooperation between the two countries.

The meetings with Czech Deputy Minister for Agricultural commodities, foreign relations and organic farming section Jiří Šír, Chairman of the Senate Committee for Economy, Agriculture, and Transport, agriculture expert Jan Hajda, and Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture of the Czech Parliament Ladislav Velebny featured discussions on the reforms carried out in both countries' agricultural sectors.

The Azerbaijani delegation also met with Vice-Director of Czech State Agricultural Intervention Fund (SZIF) Miloš Irovski to discuss the establishment of cooperation between the Fund and relevant Azerbaijani authorities.

The diplomatic relations between the Czech Republic and Azerbaijan were established in 1993. The two countries actively cooperate in the fields of economy, tourism, culture and education.

The Czech Republic ranks the 12th in the list of main importers of Azerbaijani goods. The share of the Czech Republic in the total export from Azerbaijan totaled 2.58 percent in January-November 2016.

The trade turnover between Azerbaijan and the Czech Republic amounted to $316 million in January-November 2016, and $214.4 million of which accounted for the export of Azerbaijani goods to the Czech Republic, according to the Azerbaijani State Customs Committee.

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

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