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By Kamila Aliyeva

Qatar's Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammad bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani will today arrive in Baku on an official visit.

Sheikh Mohammad bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani will meet with his Azerbaijani counterpart Elmar Mammadyarov as part of his two-day visit to the country.

Following the meeting, the two will hold a joint press conference.

A next meeting of Azerbaijan-Qatar Joint Economic, Trade and Technical Intergovernmental Commission will be organized in the short run. The first meeting of the joint commission was held on December 9.

After the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1994, the key directions of cooperation between Azerbaijan and Qatar have been determined as ties in the field of investment, the exchange of experience in the field of oil and gas, and supply of the Azerbaijani agricultural goods to the Qatar market.

Given the fact that Azerbaijan and Qatar has a simplified visa regime, close relations between the two countries in tourism sphere is also of utmost importance. The sides currently consider cooperation in civil aviation.

The Azerbaijani State Customs Committee reported that the trade turnover with Qatar amounted to $129,550 in January-November 2016, while some $67.410 of the sum fell to a share of export to this country.

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