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Ayya Lmahamad read more The bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and Qatar have been
developing mostly since 2017, Azerbaijani Ambassador to Qatar
Rashad Ismayilov said in an interview with the peninsula , Azernews
reports.
He noted that the relations between the two countries are based
on friendship and mutual trust, strong solidarity, and productive
cooperation.
“I believe that over time, we have been able to develop our
cooperation not only in the political field but also in various
fields,” he said.
Moreover, the ambassador stated that one of the main goals is to
achieve the diversification of goods and products involved in
import and export operations between the two countries. In this
regard, he added that relevant authorities from both sides are in
permanent contact to discuss the ways of facilitating existing
logistical and other issues to gradually enhance bilateral
trade.
“We believe that with more active engagement of business circles
of Azerbaijan and Qatar, we will be able to better make use of the
existing vast potential for bilateral trade expansion,” he
said.
Recalling the visit of Azerbaijani Economy Minister Mikayil
Jabbarov to Qatar in October 2022, Rashad Ismayilov mentioned the
newly-established Azerbaijan Trade House in Doha.
Touching upon the investment opportunities in Azerbaijan for
Qatari investors, he stated that there are huge opportunities for
investments in energy and renewable energy sources, agriculture and
food production, tourism, transport, ICT, construction,
infrastructure projects, etc.
“After the restoration of its territorial integrity Azerbaijan
can propose attractive investment projects in various fields also
in the liberated territories,” he said.
Azerbaijan and Qatar are cooperating in various fields of
economy, politics, and other spheres since September 1994. The
trade turnover between the two countries totaled $1.6 million in
2021. Qatar was also one of the first countries to express support
for Azerbaijan's sovereignty and territorial integrity amid bloody
clashes going in and around Karabakh from late September to early
November 2020.
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