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By Sara Israfilbayova

Azerbaijan and Mexico are keen to expand cooperation in the economic sector.

Mexican Ambassador to Azerbaijan Rodrigo Labardini told Trend that visit of Mexican officials to Baku is planned till the end of the year.

He went on to say that since oil industry is well developed in both Mexico and Azerbaijan, cooperation in this area is natural and has good prospects.

Labardini expressed a will in expansion of cooperation in other areas too, particularly emplacing culture and tourism sectors.

He mentioned that Mexico ranks 9th in the world for number of visitors and is ready to exchange experience in this field with Azerbaijan, which now diversifies its economy and plans to attract more tourists.

The ambassador also recalled that Mexico for the first time took part in the Azerbaijan International Food Industry Exhibition in 2017, which took place on May 17-19.

In this exhibition, 16 categories of Mexican products, including ground chili, sweets with chili, fruits, drinks, beans, and also Mexican beer, tequila and mescal, were presented.

Moreover, a Mexican trade mission visited Baku to organize presentations of traditional Mexican alcoholic beverage ‘mezcal’ during Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, which was held on June 23-25.

2016 saw exhibitions of Mexican artists in Baku and in the regions of the country. Such exhibitions were organized in Ganja, Mingachevir, Gabala and Shamakhi. Currently, works of Mexican sculptor Jorge Marina are on display at the Heydar Aliyev Center. The exhibition, which opened in October 2016, will last until the end of August 2017.

Azerbaijan opened an embassy in Mexico City in 2007 and Mexico followed suit by opening an embassy in Baku in 2014.

Since the opening of the embassy in 2014 and in 2015, the volume of bilateral trade increased threefold and reached $22 million. Similar figures were observed in 2016.

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