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By Amina Nazarli

A plenary session of Azerbaijan’s Parliament was held in Baku on April 7.

The Parliament approved two documents signed with Belarus and Kazakhstan.

These are the "Agreement between the Ministries of Labor and Social Protection of Population of Azerbaijan and Belarus on the application of the Agreement from November 21, 2013 “On Cooperation in Pension Provision between Azerbaijan and Belarus” and “Exchange of Notes between the Azerbaijan’s and Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministries on amendments and additions to Article 5 of the Treaty on Legal Aid and Legal Relations in Civil Cases between Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, signed in Almaty.

The meeting also discussed the issue of approving the convention "On avoidance of double taxation and prevention of evasion from taxes payment on income between Azerbaijan and Israel".

The parliamentarians noted that Azerbaijan and Israel enjoy effective cooperation in many spheres and the approval of this document will contribute to the development of bilateral relations.

The document was put to the vote and adopted by a majority vote.

The trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Israel in January-February 2017 amounted to $116.2 million, an increase of 17.5 percent compared to the same period last year, According to the State Customs Committee.

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