(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Ayya Lmahamad
Azerbaijan and Turkiye have signed a memorandum of understanding
in the social protection sector, Azernews reports.
The document was signed between Azerbaijan's Labour and Social
Security Minister Sahil Babayev with Turkish Family and Social
Services Minister Derya Yanik, who is paying a visit to
Azerbaijan.
The memorandum is aimed at developing social welfare projects
for persons with disabilities, the elderly, children, women, war
veterans, and martyrs' families, as well as exchanging knowledge,
experience, and improving services.
The signing occurred during the visit of the Turkish minister to
the DOST Center (Agency for sustainable and operational social
security). The member of the delegation familiarized themselves
with the center and its service process. It was noted that DOST
Centers provide citizens with 154 types of services in labor,
employment, social security, disability, and other spheres.
“During the six months of the year, services of DOST Centers
were used by 313,000 people, and by 500,000 people over the entire
period of their activity,” the statement reads.
It was mentioned that by 2025 DOST services will cover the whole
of Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan and Turkiye collaborate in a variety of economic
sectors and have completed major energy and infrastructure
projects, such as Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan, Baku-Tbilisi-Kars, and
TANAP.
The two countries set up a goal to bring the mutual trade
turnover to $15 billion in 2023. As of 2021, the trade turnover
between the two countries amounted to $4.6 billion. So far, Turkiye
is Azerbaijan's second-largest investor followed by the UK.
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