Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan Bilateral Cooperation Was Discussed In Astana
Date
6/9/2023 10:04:20 AM
(MENAFN- AzerNews) Within the Astana International Forum, energy Minister Parviz
Shahbazov met with Serik Zhumangarin, Deputy Prime Minister of
Kazakhstan - Minister of Trade and Integration, co-chair of the
Joint Intergovernmental Commission, Azernews reports, citing the
Azerbaijani Energy Ministry.
It was noted that the visit of the President of the Republic of
Azerbaijan to Kazakhstan in April this year and the signed
documents created great opportunities for the comprehensive
development of bilateral relations and strengthening of
multifaceted partnerships. The current growth dynamics in trade
turnover between the two countries was assessed as an indicator of
the development of trade and economic relations.
During the conversation, issues related to the wide use of
export-Import potential, increasing transport and logistics
opportunities, cooperation in the fields of agriculture, as well as
the joint investment prospects were discussed. Opportunities
related to the export of Kazakh oil from the territory of
Azerbaijan were considered. It was noted that, transportation of
Kazakh oil through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline provides
diversification of energy supplies. From April 2023 to the end of
the year, it is planned to transport about 1.125 million tons of
Kazakh oil through the BTC.
At the meeting, it was agreed to hold an online meeting within
the Intergovernmental Commission in September-October of this year
in order to jointly evaluate the issues arising from mutual
activity on cooperation priorities and to determine the next
steps.
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