Indian businessmen to visit Azerbaijan in March
BAKU – India is interested in developing multi-faceted economic cooperation with Azerbaijan, and a delegation of its trade sector representatives is due to visit Azerbaijan in March to advance this goal, Indian Ambassador Debnath Shaw has said.
He said further that the two countries are expected to implement a number of joint projects this year.
"We have made certain proposals on cooperation in the oil and gas sector. They will facilitate the development of relations between our countries," Shaw said, but he did not elaborate on the projects, which are currently under consideration.
According to Azerbaijan’s State Statistics Committee, the country’s trade turnover with India made up $328.8 million in January-October 2010.
Shaw also noted that Indian specialists will be working on an overhaul of Atashgah, a fire worshipping temple located 30 km from the center of the capital Baku, which was built in the 17-18th centuries.
According to the ambassador, an event marking the 150th birthday anniversary of prominent Indian poet, Nobel prize winner Rabindranath Tagore will be held in Azerbaijan in May.
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