Azerbaijan, Turkey eye agricultural co-op
Azerbaijan and Turkey explored ways of developing the bilateral cooperation in the field of agriculture as Azerbaijani Agriculture Minister Heydar Asadov met Turkish Minister for Food, Agriculture and Livestock Mehdi Eker in Ankara, AzerTag state news agency reported.
The Turkish Minister said they had implemented several joint projects with Azerbaijan.
He noted the necessity of continuing this cooperation under projects of the UN Food Programme`s Ankara Regional Center.
"Turkey and Azerbaijan are now successfully implementing 17 joint projects. Experience exchanged between the specialists of the two brotherly countries is of profound importance as well, " he said.
Minister Asadov noted the necessity of increasing import and export between the two countries. He expressed Azerbaijan`s desire to benefit from Turkey`s experience in the agricultural area.