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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko signed an agreement on mutual protection and promotion of investments between the two countries in Baku on Thursday, Azerbaijan’s state news agency AzerTAj reported.
In conclusion of their talks, the presidents also inked a joint statement saying investments in Azerbaijan and Belarus are one of the factors underpinning economic cooperation. The two leaders agreed to support and expand investments in a number of fields, including energy, trade, industries, carmaking, agriculture, transport and communications.
In a ceremony attended by Presidents Aliyev and Lukashenko, the two countries also put pen to agreements on cooperation in information technologies, science and technology, environmental protection, and statistics.
During the presidents’ one-on-one meeting held before the signing, the parties praised the successful development of bilateral relations in a slew of areas. The importance of President Lukashenko’s official visit to Azerbaijan for expanding collaboration was emphasized and views were exchanged on bilateral relations and international issues.*