(MENAFN- AzerNews)
During his official visit to Azerbaijan, Israeli Minister of
Agriculture and Rural Development Oded Forer traveled to the
northern Azerbaijani village of Krasnaya Sloboda (Red village) in
Guba region, mainly populated by Jewish people, Azernews
reports
The head of the Guba regional executive authorities, Ziyaddin
Aliyev, the representative of the executive authorities for
Krasnaya Sloboda, Telman Mukhailov, and the chairman of the village
municipality Yafo Yadadiayeva, met the visiting minister.
Further, the minister visited the Museum of the History and
Culture of the Mountain Jews, where the guests were told about the
valuable exhibits in the museum's collection by its director Igor
Shaulov.
Then the delegation visited the Six-Dome Synagogue and met with
members of the religious community of Mountain Jews.
A member of the community, historian Pisah Isakov, told the
guests about the past of the village, about the centuries-old
fraternal and friendly relations between Azerbaijanis and Jews.
Moreover, the Israeli delegation got acquainted with the central
street of Fatali Khan Gubinsky in the village, examined the
thirteen-arch bridge connecting Guba with Krasnaya Sloboda, and
admired the panorama of the Gudyal River.
Expressing gratitude to Aliyev for the warm welcome, the Israeli
minister stressed that in Azerbaijan he felt respect and sympathy
for the State of Jewish.
“Our countries are strategic partners, good friends. The region
has a huge potential for the development of agriculture. In the
near future, cooperation in this direction can be established,” he
noted.
An Azerbaijani-Israeli business forum was held in Baku with the
support of the Ministries of Economy and Agriculture, as well as
the Export and Investment Promotion Foundation. The forum was
attended by representatives of government agencies and companies
working in the field of agriculture from both countries.
Azerbaijan and Israel have been expanding bilateral cooperation
since the establishment of diplomatic relations.
The cooperation between Azerbaijan and Israel is founded not
only on economic partnership but also on traditional historical and
cultural roots, as well as mutual respect and trust. Israel was one
of the first countries to recognize Azerbaijan's state independence
and establish diplomatic relations.
Furthermore, during the 44-day Second Karabakh War, Israel was
among the first countries to express support for Azerbaijan's just
position and territorial integrity. Azerbaijan expressed its
willingness to involve Israel in the restoration of the country's
newly-liberated territories in January 2021. As a result, Israel
will construct a buffalo farm in Azerbaijan's liberated Zangilan
region.
Azerbaijan established its first Trade and Tourism
Representative Office in Israel in 2021.
The two countries' trade turnover totaled $928.4 million in
2021.
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