Baku, Islamabad Discuss Ways Of Expanding Business Ties
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Ayya Lmahamad
Azerbaijan and Pakistan have discussed extensive opportunities
for cooperation between the business communities of the two
countries, Azernews reports.
The discussion took place during the Azerbaijani-Pakistani
business conference, organized jointly by Azerbaijan's Export and
Investment Promotion Foundation and Islamabad Chamber of Commerce
and industry held on June 7 in Baku.
Speaking at the conference, Azerbaijan's Small and Medium-sized
Business Development Agency Chairman Orkhan Mammadov briefed on his
agency's activities. He emphasized that the agency can provide
support to foreign entrepreneurs wishing to establish a business in
Azerbaijan, in interaction with the relevant agencies, finding
local partners, and implementing joint projects between SMBs and
other areas.
He noted that measures are being taken to establish cooperation
between the agency and Pakistan's SMBs development organization.
Mammadov added that the exchange of experience between businessmen
and the implementation of joint initiatives is planned.
Azerbaijan's Deputy Economy Minister Sahib Mammadov, Export and
Investment Promotion Foundation's Head Yusif Abdullayev, Pakistani
Ambassador Bilal Hayee, Pakistan-Azerbaijan Economic Cooperation
Chamber President Khurram Bhatti, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and
Industry President Muhammad Shakeel Munir also spoke at the
conference.
The event was attended by officials from both countries and more
than 50 businessmen.
Azerbaijan and Pakistan cooperate in various sectors of the
economy. The relations between the two countries date back to 1991.
Pakistan was among the first countries to recognize Azerbaijan's
independence.
The trade turnover between the two countries totaled $11.7
million in 2021.
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