Development Of Regional Ties Is One Of Priorities In Cooperation Between Russia And Azerbaijan - MFA
Date
4/28/2022 8:11:19 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 28. The development of
economic and regional ties is one of the priorities within the
multifaceted cooperation between Russia and Azerbaijan, Maria
Zakharova, spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, said at a
weekly briefing in Moscow on April 28, Trend reports.
'In 2021, the bilateral mutual trade amounted to a record $3.4
billion, exceeding the level registered before the COVID-19
pandemic,' Zakharova reminded. 'Russia is one of Azerbaijan's
leading trading partners. The total investment volumes are
estimated at $6 billion.'
'One of the foundations of trade and economic cooperation is the
interaction of Russian regions with Azerbaijan. More than 70
regions of our country are actively cooperating with Azerbaijan,'
she noted. 'The key platform for promoting this cooperation is the
regular Russian-Azerbaijani interregional forums, the information
about which is often given by us.'
'All these issues were discussed in detail during the
20th-anniversary meeting of the intergovernmental commission on
economic cooperation between Russia and Azerbaijan, held on April
25-26 in Baku,' the spokesperson said. 'As part of this important
event, the visit of the Governor of the Astrakhan region Igor
Babushkin also took place.'
According to Zakharova, during the visit of Babushkin, the
prospects for further expansion of mutual trade between the
Astrakhan region and Azerbaijan were considered.
Last year, the trade turnover between the region and Azerbaijan
grew by 18 percent and amounted to $17 million, added
Zakharova.
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- Azerbaijan-Russia relations
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