(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Qabil Ashirov read more The 8th meeting of the intergovernmental commission on economic
cooperation between Azerbaijan and Poland was held today in Baku,
Azernews reports.
Co-chairman of the Intergovernmental Commission on Economic
Cooperation between Azerbaijan and Poland, Azerbaijan's Emergencies
Minister Col-Gen Kamaladdin Heydarov, and the co-chairman of the
same commission from Poland, Deputy Minister of Economic
Development and Technologies of Poland, State Secretary Grzegorz
Pechowiak, and members of the commission participated at the
meeting.
Kamaladdin Heydarov made a speech at the meeting and noted that
Azerbaijan and Poland have great potential to increase trade
turnover. There is a suitable environment for investments in
various areas of Azerbaijan's economy, transport, tourism, and a
number of other areas.
He spoke about the Azerbaijani Trading House opened in 2018 and
noted its importance in terms of promoting Azerbaijani products in
Central and Eastern Europe.
'Both Azerbaijan and Poland periodically hold various events
aimed at the development of bilateral economic cooperation. Also, I
would like to note that a road map aimed at the development of
bilateral relations has also been signed between our countries,' he
said.
He noted that Azerbaijan has done great work for the last ten
years.
'Today, our government is successfully implementing projects in
the fields of transport, energy, and agriculture,' he said.
K. Heydarov said that the parties should expand and strengthen
cooperation in the field of economic partnership.
'I want to note that after the liberation of our lands from the
Armenian occupation, we have opened a new page in the development
of our country. In addition, we are creating great opportunities
for the development of a number of countries in our region. As you
know, large-scale reconstruction works are being carried out in
Karabakh. As regards the participation of the Polish side in the
restoration of our territories freed from occupation, we invite you
to make an investment,' he said.
He also spoke about the Alat Free Economic Zone and told that
AFAT will create new opportunities for the development of the
economy and especially for the expansion of cooperation with the
business environment of Poland.
Later State Secretary Grzegorz Pechowiak made a speech, and
spoke about the friendly relations between the two countries,
adding that the relations are developing at the level of strategic
partnership.
He added that between Poland and Azerbaijan, there are good
opportunities for expanding relations in various directions,
including logistics and transport, energy, construction,
agriculture and processing of agricultural products,
agrotechnology, medicine, pharmaceuticals, IT industry, etc.
Reminding that a positive trend was observed in the trade
turnover between the two countries last year, G. Pechowiak
expressed hope that mutual trade will develop even more
dynamically.
At the meeting, there was a broad exchange of views on other
issues of mutual interest.
At the end of the meeting, the 'Protocol of the 8th meeting of
the Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation between
the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Poland' was signed.
The protocol was signed by the co-chairs of the Commission -
Minister of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Kamaladdin Heydarov and Deputy Minister of Economic Development and
Technologies of the Republic of Poland, State Secretary Grzegorz
Pechowiak.
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the economic
zones of Azerbaijan and Poland at the meeting. The chairman of the
management board of the Alat Free Economic Zone (AFEZ) Valeh
Alasgarov and the director of the special economic zone INVEST-PARK
in Valbjikh Mariush Tomchak inked the Memorandum.
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