The 6th meeting of the joint intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation between Azerbaijan and Moldova was held in Baku

The 6th meeting of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission on economic cooperation between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Moldova was held in Baku.

Initially, the participants of the meeting commemorated National leader Heydar Aliyev in the alley of Honor and laid flowers at his grave. Later, the memory of the prominent ophthalmologist, academician Zarifa Aliyeva was honored and flowers were laid on her grave.

The delegation also commemorated the heroic sons of the Motherland who gave their lives for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan in the alley of martyrs and laid flowers at their graves.

Then, the 6th meeting of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission on economic cooperation between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Moldova began.

Opening the event, the co-chair of the Azerbaijan-Moldova Joint Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation, Minister of Agriculture Majnun Mammadov informed about the reforms carried out in the direction of diversification of the economy in our country. Noting the successful development of relations between our countries in all spheres for 30 years, the minister noted the importance of taking steps aimed at further diversification of trade relations and increasing trade turnover, taking into account the economic potential. The co-chair noted that joint business forums and mutual participation in international exhibitions can further strengthen cooperation between the business circles of the two countries.

Noting that large-scale reconstruction works are underway in the liberated territories, the minister expressed confidence that Azerbaijan will be able to use the best practices of Moldova and other partner countries in the restoration and construction work. Recalling that there is a reliable and favorable business environment in our country, the minister called on Moldovan entrepreneurs to invest in Azerbaijan, as well as to effectively use the transport and logistics opportunities of our Republic: “Azerbaijan has become one of the reliable transport and logistics centers of the Eurasian region. Seaports, railway communications, airports and highways, modern transport infrastructure connecting East and West, South and North give us great advantages to increase our effective trade relations. I urge investors on both sides to make the most of the advantages of economic zones in Azerbaijan and Moldova.”

Minister Majnun Mammadov added that the government of Azerbaijan has various successful projects in the field of electronic management. It was noted that pilot projects are being implemented in various regions of Moldova on the basis of the friendly model, which is one of the successful projects of Azerbaijan: “we have reached a joint agreement to continue cooperation with Moldova in this direction and to Share our best practices”.

Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova, Minister of infrastructure and regional Development, Co-Chair of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission on Azerbaijan-Moldova Economic Cooperation Vladimir Bolea, in turn, said that his country is friendly countries with Azerbaijan and is interested in developing partnership relations in all areas. It was emphasized that there is great potential for expanding the partnership between the two countries in the economic and agricultural spheres. It was noted that the transfer of modern technologies in the agrarian sphere, joint scientific research, training of specialists in the agrarian sphere and export of agrarian products can be the main directions of cooperation between Azerbaijan and Moldova in the field of Agriculture.

Later, the participants of the meeting discussed the state of implementation of the decisions made at the 2023 meeting of the joint Azerbaijani-Moldovan intergovernmental commission, held on December 6, 5 in Chisinau, and said that important work was being done in this direction. At the meeting, the sides exchanged views on the directions of bilateral cooperation between Azerbaijan and Moldova, energy, transport, agriculture, technology transfer, increasing trade turnover, promoting mutual investments, international cargo transportation, using the advantages created by the Middle Corridor during the export of products to third countries and other issues.

The parties agreed to increase the number of direct flights, taking into account the huge tourist potential between the two countries.

At the end of the meeting, the protocol on the results of the 6th meeting of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission on economic cooperation between Azerbaijan and Moldova was approved. The document envisages increasing trade turnover between the two countries, further developing bilateral cooperation in the fields of Agriculture, Food Security, energy, transport, scientific, technical and humanitarian, social, health, culture, intellectual property, environment, sports and tourism. The final protocol also reflects the intention to further improve the legal and regulatory framework of bilateral relations between the two countries.

Then, a memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the field of Veterinary Medicine was signed between the Food Safety Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the National Food Safety Agency of the Republic of Moldova. The memorandum provides for the expansion of mutual cooperation in the field of Veterinary Medicine. At the meeting, a memorandum of Understanding “on promoting cooperation in the field of renewable energy” was signed between the state agency for renewable energy sources under the Ministry of energy and the National Sustainable Energy Center under the Ministry of energy of the Republic of Moldova. The Memorandum includes the expansion of the exchange of experience in the field of energy, as well as the use of renewable energy sources, the development of cooperation on research initiatives to develop renewable energy technologies and innovative solutions.

The parties agreed to hold the 7th Meeting of the joint Azerbaijani-Moldovan Intergovernmental Commission on economic cooperation in Chisinau next year.