Azerbaijani President In Switzerland For World Economic Forum, Meets Damen Shipyards Group Chief
Date
1/17/2023 3:22:53 PM
(MENAFN- AzerNews) Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has embarked on a visit to
the Swiss Confederation to attend the annual meeting of the World
Economic Forum, Azernews reports.
On January 17, President Ilham Aliyev met with Chief Executive
Officer and shareholder of the Dutch Damen Shipyards Group Arnout
Damen in Davos.
During the conversation, the head of state`s previous meeting
with Arnout Damen was recalled.
Arnout Damen said that they have started the implementation of
projects in Azerbaijan, and highlighted the work done.
President Ilham Aliyev hailed the fact that Damen Shipyards
Group has recently started implementing projects in Azerbaijan.
The sides emphasized that there are good opportunities for the
company to do a wider scope of work in Azerbaijan.
Noting that Azerbaijan has become an important transit country,
the head of state pointed out that the volume of cargo passing
through the territory of the country has increased by 75 percent.
President Ilham Aliyev stated that taking into account all this,
there is a need to increase the number of new tankers, dry cargo
ships, and ferries in Azerbaijan. The head of state underlined that
there is also a good potential for cooperation with Damen Shipyards
Group in this field.
They also discussed the issues related to the possibility of
manufacturing various ships for the Azerbaijan Naval Forces.
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