Israel Develops Relations With Azerbaijan In Innovations Field - Chamber Of Commerce
Date
2/13/2023 2:31:43 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 13. The holding of
an innovation forum will contribute to the development of relations
between Azerbaijan and Israel in the field of IT, founder of the
Israeli-Azerbaijani Chamber of Commerce Alex Kaplun said at the
Azerbaijan-Israel Innovation Forum on the 'Agriculture and
Education' topic, trend reports.
'I am sure that by holding such events we we'll achieve great
success, as the innovation sector plays a very important role
here,' he added.
He also noted that many Israeli companies are interested in
entering the Azerbaijani market.
Speaking of innovation technologies, Azerbaijan could benefit a
lot from cooperation with Israel. This cooperation received an
extra boost after Azerbaijan opened its embassy in Israel in
2022.
“Now Azerbaijan will finally have a diplomatic representation in
Israel, which would allow it to meet and talk directly to Israelis,
in Israel. Imagine how much we can achieve when Azerbaijani
officials will be able to meet Israeli companies of technology,
innovation and agriculture, to connect them to Azerbaijani
partners, and to organize delegations, and to help our trade to
thrive,' Israeli ambassador to Azerbaijan George Deek said at the
time.
He also pointed out that Israel sees huge cooperation potential
in high-tech industry with Azerbaijan.
'An investment agreement, first of its kind, has been signed
between Azerbaijan Investment Company and Israel's OurCrowd
company, the leading global capital crowdfunding platform. The idea
is that Azerbaijan will invest in high-tech companies in Israel,
which will highly contribute to the Azerbaijani economy,' he
said.
According to the ambassador, this completely innovative project
initiated by the Ministry of Economy of Azerbaijan and Azerbaijan
Investment Company will inspire more cooperation between the two
countries and encourage investments in tech companies.
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