Azerbaijan Discusses ICT & Cybersecurity Co-Op With European Commissioner For Enlargement
Date
12/2/2022 7:07:17 AM
(MENAFN- AzerNews) By Ayya Lmahamad
As part of the working visit to Brussels, Azerbaijan's Digital
Development and transport Minister Rashad Nabiyev met with European
Commissioner for Enlargement Olivier Varhelyi, Azernews
reports.
During the meeting, the parties discussed cooperation between
Azerbaijan and the European Union in the transport, digital
transformation, ICT, and cybersecurity sectors.
Moreover, they exchanged views on the European Union's support
for digital transformation projects implemented in Azerbaijan and
the training of specialists in this sector.
Earlier, Rashad Nabiyev held a meeting with the European
Commissioner for Transport Adina Valean.
The EU and Azerbaijan enjoy cooperation in different sectors of
the economy. The EU invested over $21.5 billion in Azerbaijan's
economy from 2012 to 2021. Azerbaijan's trade turnover with the EU
amounted to $9.3 billion last year, which is 38 percent of the
country's foreign trade. The Delegation of the European Commission
to Azerbaijan was opened in Baku in February 2008.
Azerbaijan started commercial gas supplies to Europe through the
Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) on December 31, 2020.
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