Iran's new ambassador to Austria Abbas Ardakani met and held talks with the Austrian deputy Minister for Economic and Digital Affairs Michael Sterl on the expansion of trade and commercial relations between the two countries, Trend reports citing Mehr.

The trade turnover between Turkey and Georgia in April 2020 dropped by $71.6 million compared to the same month of 2019, having stood at $79.3 million, Turkish Trade Ministry told Trend.

The foreign trade operations between Azerbaijan and Mexico amounted to $25.5 million from January through May 2020, which is 22 percent more than in the same period of last year, Trend reports on July 4 referring to the statistical bulletin of the Azerbaijani State Customs Committee.

Spain is ready to assist in making linkage with Azerbaijani port in Alat, Charge d'Affaires of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Spain in Azerbaijan Ignacio Sanchez Taboada told Trend.

Prospects for developing bilateral trade and economic cooperation between Turkmenistan and the European Union (EU) were discussed during the 19th meeting of the Turkmenistan-EU Joint Committee held online on June 25, 2020, Trend reports with reference to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.

According to data of the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Mexico is Azerbaijan's main trading partner among Latin American countries. The first two months of this year were especially fruitful for bilateral trade between Mexico and Azerbaijan.

Ruslan Mirsayapov, who left the post of the head of the State Committee of the Republic of Bashkortostan (Russia) on Foreign Economic Relations in February, which he has held since 2017, has been appointed to a new position.

The trade turnover between Turkey and Belarus increased by $59.8 million in 2019 compared to 2018, and amounted to $692.4 million, Turkey’s Ministry of Trade told Trend.

Trade turnover between Turkey and Azerbaijan increased by $180.6 million in 2019, exceeding $2 billion compared to 2018, Turkey’s Ministry of Trade told Trend.

From January through November 2019, the volume of exports from Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir to Azerbaijan exceeded $1 billion, a source in the Turkish Trade Ministry told Trend.