Azernews.Az

Thursday March 28 2024

Azerbaijani goods to easily enter UAE [PHOTO]

23 May 2017 11:45 (UTC+04:00)
Azerbaijani goods to easily enter UAE [PHOTO]

By Amina Nazari

Azerbaijan's State Committee for Standardization, Metrology and Patent and Emirates Authority of the United Arab Emirates have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for mutual recognition of conformity certificates and conformity marks that will simplify export of Azerbaijani goods to this huge market.

The document was signed at a meeting of UAE's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan with his Azerbaijani counterpart Elmar Mammadyarov in Baku on May 22, Azertac reported.

Prior to the signing ceremony, the ministers hailed the development of political relations between the two countries, emphasizing both countries' mutual respect and support for each other's territorial integrity, sovereignty and inviolability of internationally recognized borders.

They noted that the solid foundation of the relations between Azerbaijan and the UAE was established during the historic meeting between national leader of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev and Founding Father of UAE Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, on the sidelines of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Casablanca Summit in 1994. They underlined that bilateral relations between the two countries further strengthened and deepened through the joint efforts of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and UAE President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Both sides noted the importance of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission, established in 2009, in developing bilateral cooperation in the fields of economy, energy, tourism, agriculture, healthcare, logistics, investments, petrochemical industry, banking and finance.

The ministers praised the cooperation and exchange of experience between Dubai Jebel Ali Port and Baku International Sea Trade Port.

Mammadyarov noted that visa facilitation regime applied for UAE citizens enabled 30 times increase in the flow of tourists from the UAE to Azerbaijan in 2016 comparing 2015 and this tendency continues to grow.

The two ministers also exchanged congratulatory letters on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between two countries.

During the Baku visit, the UAE delegation was also received by President Ilham Aliyev, who noted that the two countries made great strides in strengthening friendship, brotherhood and cooperation.

The UAE is one of the first Muslim countries which recognized Azerbaijan's independence in December 1992, and after a short time diplomatic relations were established between the two countries.

In the political sphere, the leadership of the UAE consistently supports the fair position of Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and unconditionally recognizes the territorial integrity of the country.

The overall trade turnover between Azerbaijan and the UAE for the past two-three years amounted to approximately $70 million. Mainly Azerbaijan imports goods from the UAE, which are, in fact, re-exported from other countries. It is mostly metallurgical and chemical products, textiles, building materials, tobacco products, household equipment. Azerbaijan mainly exports to the UAE fruits, juices, nuts, metal semi-finished products and so on.

---

Follow us on Twitter @AzerNewsAz

Slider Image 1
Slider Image 1
Azerbaijani goods to easily enter UAE [PHOTO] - Gallery Image
Azerbaijani goods to easily enter UAE [PHOTO] - Gallery Image
Loading...
Latest See more