Azerbaijan, Russia’s Bashkortostan strengthening trade ties

ECONOMICS  24 April 2024 - 13:07

Deputy Prime Minister, Agriculture Minister of Russia’s Republic of Bashkortostan Ilshat Fazrakhmanov has said that the Republic of Bashkortostan hopes for the development of trade operations with Azerbaijan. 

Fazrakhmanov made the remarks at the Azerbaijan-Bashkortostan business forum, according to Report.

“We arrived here to establish long-term cooperation between the businessmen of Bashkortostan and Azerbaijan. We are ready to export Bashkir products to Azerbaijan and import goods not produced in our country to Bashkortostan,” he noted.

He added that the geographic location of Bashkortostan makes it possible to supply products from Azerbaijan to nearby regions, namely, Chelny, St. Petersburg, Izhevsk, etc.

Trade Representative of the Russian Federation in Azerbaijan Ruslan Mirsayapov, in turn, said that the delegation of Bashkortostan arrived in Azerbaijan to expand cooperation.

“The delegation arrived to make good proposals for the supply of non-energy products and to find partners here,” he said.

Three agreements were signed in Baku on April 24 within the Azerbaijan-Bashkortostan business forum.

A cooperation agreement between the Azerbaijan Exhibition Organisers Association (ASTA) and the Bashkir Exhibition Company was signed by Farid Mammadov and Albina Kildigulova.

Cooperation agreements were also signed between the MT Group company and the Bashinkom company, as well as between the AEF company and the Davlekanovsky Bread Factory.

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