(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Azerbaijan's Deputy Foreign Minister Fariz Rzayev and experts
from the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)
discussed normalization processes in the South Caucasus in the
post-conflict period, Foreign Ministry has reported.
The discussion took place during Rzayev's working visit to
Norway from May 23-25.
Within the framework of the visit, the Azerbaijani official met
with Secretary to the Norwegian Foreign Minister Eivind Vad
Petersson, Chairman of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs
and Defense of Norwegian Parliament (Storting) Ine Eriksen Soreide,
Head of the Norwegian Parliament Delegation to Parliamentary
Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Ingjerd Schou and Vice
President of Norwegian Equinor Energy company Gustavo Baquero.
The parties discussed the possibility of a joint celebration of
the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations
between Azerbaijan and Norway and exchanged views on the current
state and prospects for the development of bilateral relations.
Further, initiatives aimed at strengthening the regular dialogue
between Foreign Ministries and parliaments of the two countries, as
well as initiatives aimed at establishing regional cooperation also
were discussed.
The sides also eyed the process of normalization of relations
between Azerbaijan and Armenia in the post-conflict period, as well
as current international and regional topics.
A concert by Isfar Sarabski's jazz trio and a diplomatic
reception was held at the Litteraturhuset (Literary House) center
in Oslo as part of the visit on the occasion of Independence Day of
Azerbaijan, also the 30th anniversary of the establishment of
diplomatic relations between Azerbaijan and Norway.
Azerbaijan and Norway are cooperating in various sectors of the
economy, especially oil and gas.
Thus, Azerbaijan's State Oil Company and Norway's Equionor are
cooperating in Azerbaijan in developing the Karabakh field and
organizing exploration and production in the promising areas
Ashrafi-Dan Ulduzu-Aypara.
The companies also have a stake in the Azeri-Chirag and
Deepwater Guneshli (ACG) oil field development project. In May
2018, SOCAR Karabakh and Equinor signed a Risk Services Agreement
for the development of the Karabakh oil field in the Azerbaijani
sector of the Caspian Sea. Under the agreement, the companies have
equal shares.
The trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Norway amounted to
$69.7 million from January to October 2021. In addition, the trade
amounted to $62.3 million between the two countries in 2020.
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