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By Amina Nazarli

Czech Republic is the crucial partner of Azerbaijan, said Jan Hamacek, Chairman of the House of Deputies of the Czech parliament.

Hamacek embarked on an official visit to Azerbaijan on March 13.

In a brief talk with journalists at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport, Hamacek said the Czech Republic and Azerbaijan were close partners in a number of areas, and hailed cooperation between the two countries.

"We have multicultural issues that we have to do", Hamacek said.

The chairman stressed Czech Republic highly evaluates the strategic partnership with Azerbaijan.

"I am very happy to have the opportunity to come back to Baku because I visited here for several times", Hamacek said.

Hamacek’s visit will last until March 15.

The Czech Republic recognized the independence of Azerbaijan on January 8, 1992. Two countries established diplomatic relations on January 29, 1993.

Czech President Milos Zeman’s visit to Baku last September gave an additional impetus to relations between the two countries.

The visit of the President accompanied by a delegation of some 60 representatives of Czech business circles also contributed to strengthen the ties between the businessmen of the two countries.

Currently, the Czech Republic mainly imports Azerbaijani oil, while industrial equipment and consumer goods are exported to Azerbaijan.

In January-July 2015, the trade turnover between the two countries amounted to $440.93 million, according to the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan.

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Amina Nazarli is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @amina_nazarli

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