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Azerbaijan, Latvia sign co-op agreement on agriculture

25 April 2013 17:36 (UTC+04:00)
Azerbaijan, Latvia sign co-op agreement on agriculture

An agreement on cooperation in the field of agriculture was signed between Azerbaijan and Latvia in Baku on Thursday.

The agreement was signed by the ministers of agriculture of Azerbaijan Ismet Abasov and Latvia Laimdota Straujuma.

Abasov said at the signing ceremony that there is good potential for the further development of cooperation between the two countries in various fields of the economy, including agriculture.

"As a result of the support provided to the agricultural sector by the head of state last year, the growth rate in agriculture was 6.2 percent and in the first quarter of 2013 - 4.4 percent," the minister said. "In Azerbaijan, there is potential for two fold growth of agricultural production."

The Latvian minister, in turn, noted great potential for cooperation in the agricultural sector, describing the achievements of Latvia in the field.

Straujuma invited his Azerbaijani counterpart to Latvia.

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