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By Nazrin Gadimova

Prospects for joint business activity of Azerbaijani and Dutch businessman were mulled as President of the Azerbaijan Entrepreneurs Confederation Mammad Musayev has received Dutch Ambassador Robert Jan Gabrielsen, AzerTag state news agency reported.

Musayev said there was great potential for developing the agricultural cooperation, and noted the importance of increasing trade of agricultural products.

He proposed the establishment of Azerbaijan-Netherlands Cooperation Council.

The sides exchanged views over the projects implemented by the two countries in the agrarian sector.

Musayev said the Confederation would support Dutch entrepreneurs wishing to do business in Azerbaijan.

Gabrielsen, in turn, said he would attach great importance to cooperation with the Confederation and support efforts to enhance relations between Azerbaijani and Dutch businessmen.

The trade turnover between Azerbaijan and the Netherlands amounted to $149.71 million in the first eleven months of 2013, according to Azerbaijan's State Customs Committee. Some $143.75 million out of this amount fall on imports, while the export of Azerbaijani goods to the Netherlands amounted to $5.96 million in this period.

An Azerbaijani-Dutch Business Forum, organized by the Azerbaijan's Economy and Industry Ministry Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Foundation (AZPROMO) was held in Baku last November. The event brought together representatives of about 50 companies in industry, shipbuilding, consulting, logistics and other sectors of the two countries.