Azerbaijan,Romania consolidate cooperation in energy
By Laman Ismayilova
Azerbaijan is a strategic partner for Romania, said NATO resident coordinator and Romania’s ambassador to Azerbaijan Daniel Cristian Ciobanu.
Ciobanu made the remarks at the event on the occasion of his diplomatic mission’s completion in Baku on July 18.
The ambassador said the cooperation between Azerbaijan and Romania has strongly developed in all fields during his diplomatic term since November 2011.
“I want to express my warmest gratitude to Azerbaijani authorities for their permanent support during my mission,” said Ciobanu.
The diplomat noted that during these years, firstly, an expansion of political dialogue was achieved through joint visits.
Secondly, the cooperation at the level of the two countries’ Ministries of Foreign Affairs intensified and the first ever official visit of Romanian Prime Minister to Azerbaijan took place, he added.
Thirdly, the export of Romanian goods to Azerbaijan increased significantly over four years, and the figures of the last two years were the best in the history, said the diplomat.
Romania’s export to Azerbaijan increased by 4.3 times in 2015 compared to 2011, noted Ciobanu. During the first five months of 2016, the country’s export to Azerbaijan increased by 106.89 percent, compared to the same period of 2015.
Fourthly, Azerbaijan increased investments in Romania and Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR substantially expanded its presence on Romanian market, added the envoy.
Azerbaijan and Romania consolidated cooperation in the field of energy, he noted adding that the two countries also diversified bilateral relations in the cultural field.
Last, but not least, the Romanian embassy successfully fulfilled the tasks of NATO coordinator in Azerbaijan, said the ambassador.
Romania, which has been the second country in the world to recognize Azerbaijan's independence and established since 2009 a strategic partnership with Baku, actively supports Azerbaijan’s efforts to enhance its relations with the European and Euro-Atlantic institutions.
The Romanian diplomatic mission in Baku started its 1st NATO Contact Point Embassy mandate in Azerbaijan in January 2009 and nowadays is already performing its 4th successive mandate. The embassy of Romania operates as a channel for disseminating information in Azerbaijan about the role and policies of the North-Atlantic Alliance. Within its activity Romanian diplomatic mission pays a constant attention to promotion of Euro-Atlantic values, principles and standards in Azerbaijan
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