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B y Aynur Jafarova

Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan customs will establish an e-database for sharing information on goods and transport as part of the signed bilateral cooperation plan for 2015-2016.

The plan was undersigned by Chairman of the Azerbaijani State Customs Committee Aydin Aliyev and Chairman of the Customs Service of Uzbekistan Zohid Dusanov in Baku on October 14.

The plan envisages strengthening of cooperation in the field of customs, joint activities and meetings.

The sides said that mutual cooperation between the two countries is being developed rapidly, and the turnover is increasing and has reached a record level this year.

Aliyev and Dusanov expressed hope for further strengthening of cooperation.

Also, a protocol on exchange of preliminary information about goods and vehicles transported across the state borders of Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan was signed as part of the meeting.

The trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan amounted to $19.2 million in January-April 2014. Goods worth $11.67 million were exported to Uzbekistan while the import from Uzbekistan amounted to $7.53 million in the reported period.

In 2013, the trade turnover between the two countries amounted to $21.45 million.