Latvian MFA Talks Next Meeting Of Intergovernmental Commission With Azerbaijan (Exclusive)
Date
5/12/2023 12:12:37 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 12. The next meeting of
the Azerbaijani-Latvian Intergovernmental Commission is expected to
be held in Baku, a source at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the
Republic of Latvia told trend .
According to the source, the parties are yet to agree on a
specific time.
"We are happy that it was possible to arrange an in-person
meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission after a longer break,
in May 2022. During the meeting, the 8th Cooperation
Protocol was signed, thus setting out a clear vision for the
priority areas of cooperation. The previous meeting in Riga also
provided the Azerbaijani delegation with the opportunity to have a
true insight into the activities of Latvian companies, especially
in areas such as green energy and renewable energy," the ministry
said.
At the same time, as the source noted, the business communities
of the two countries are actively working on further development of
cooperation.
"The Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is the lead
partner in a project titled "LEF network to Azerbaijan" with
Estonian and Finnish partners for 2023-2026, where the first
promotional activities such as mutual trade missions and business
forums began in this March. Transport and logistics is another area
for cooperation. Our national airline, airBaltic, will resume
direct flights between Riga and Baku on May 17 this year. The
official visit of the President of Latvia to Azerbaijan in March
this year, together with a delegation of Latvian businessmen,
confirmed Latvia's interest in further business development and
cooperation," the source added.
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