Envoy Upbeat About UK, Azerbaijan Relations
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By Vugar Khalilov
Newly-appointed British Ambassador to Azerbaijan Fergus Auld has
expressed optimism about the UK-Azerbaijan relations, Azernews
reports, citing the ambassador's twitter post.
“I am delighted to have been appointed as the next British
ambassador to Azerbaijan. The relationship is in a very good
condition but we can do even more together,” the ambassador
stressed.
The diplomat also gave information about himself in the video
message.
“I am Scottish and British and very proud of my roots. I love
learning about other countries' history and traditions, but also
their modern culture. I have three teenage children, who introduce
me to new music, technologies, and ideas,” Auld stressed .
The ambassador also talked about his previous experience in
Azerbaijan.
“I have been learning Azerbaijani for a year. Last year, I was a
guest of a family in Ganja for six weeks in the winter studying
with local teachers, talking in Azerbaijani all day, eating
wonderful home-cooked food, and looking up to the beautiful
mountains around Goygol from our balcony,” he said.
The diplomat added that he is planning to visit every region in
Azerbaijan before the end of 2023 to see its amazing diversity.
Azerbaijan and the UK cooperate in different sectors of the
economy. There are already 30 years of successful cooperation
between the two countries in the oil and gas sectors, which entered
a new stage of development in line with the challenges of the
global energy sector. The latter accounts for $28.8 billion out of
$30.6 billion of the UK investments in Azerbaijan's economy. The UK
is also the biggest investor in Azerbaijan.
The trade turnover between the two countries amounted to $667.8
in 2021. Of the total turnover, Azerbaijani exports to the UK
amounted to $396.6 million while import was $271.1 million.
The UK contributed over AZN1 million (£500,000) to Azerbaijan's
recovery efforts and demining activities in its liberated lands,
the UK embassy reported earlier.
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