Azerbaijani Defence Minister Zakir Hasanov and newly-appointed Belarus Ambassador Andrei Ravkov have discussed opportunities for further development of bilateral military and technical cooperation between the two countries, the Defence Ministry reported on March 1.

Azerbaijan’s State Oil Company (SOCAR) shipped a batch of 90,000 tons of Azerbaijani oil to Belarus on February 5, local media reported with reference to the company’s Deputy Head of Public Relations Ibrahim Ahmadov.

Azerbaijan increased its trade turnover with Belarus by 37.7 percent, brining the volume to $313.1 million in 2020, the State Customs Committee has reported.

Mozyr refinery received 160,000 tons of Azeri Light oil during the period of November-December 2020, Belarusian media reported with the reference to press secretary of Belneftekhim Concern Alexander Tishchenko.

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov has received outgoing Belarus Ambassador Gennady Akhramovich upon the termination of his diplomatic mission, the Foreign Ministry reported on its website on December 4.

Trade and economic cooperation between Azerbaijan and Belarus has been discussed during the meeting between Azerbaijani Ambassador to Belarus Latif Gandilov and Belarus Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko, Azertag has reported.

The volume of traffic on the Belarusian Railway with Azerbaijan increased by 7.4 percent, amounting to 100,000 tons during the period of January-August 2020, Belarusian media has reported.

Russia was Azerbaijan’s largest trade partner among CIS countries during the first eight months of 2020, with the trade turnover between the two countries amounting to $1.7 billion, the State Customs Committee has reported.

The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) plans to deliver another batch of oil to Belarus on August 26-27, Russian media reported with the reference to company’s Deputy Head of Public Relations Ibrahim Ahmadov on August 25.

The volume of trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Belarus amounted to $131 million during the period of January-July 2020, according to the State Statistics Committee of Belarus.