The difference between imports and exports in the mutual trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Estonia is nearly thirty-fold. In January - August this year from the Baltic country Azerbaijan imported goods worth $ 3,8 million and it exported goods totaling $ 135 300 there. By September 1 last year there was imported more ($ 6,31 million) and exported also more ($ 476,630 ).
These figures were stated at the second meeting of the Azerbaijani-Estonian Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation in Tallinn by Minister of Communications and High Technologies Ali Abbasov and Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications of Estonia Urve Palo.
According to the report the Ministry of Communications of Azerbaijan, the local delegation included representatives from the ministries of energy, taxes, foreign affairs, economy and industry, education, culture and tourism, as well as the Central Bank and the State Agency for the provision of services to citizens and social innovation in the Presidency.
Fundamentals of bilateral cooperation between Azerbaijan and Estonia were laid in the joint declaration signed by the heads of the two countries in 2009-2010, according to the information. There are good prospects of cooperation in the field of ICT - in Baku operates the Estonian company Cybernetica AS, a successful project is on the subject of electronic government was to build the infrastructure for the implementation of e-services (EHDIS) for the government of Azerbaijan. Baltic countries interested in energy and education projects. In addition, much attention is paid to cooperation in the field of agriculture. Estonians are ready to supply milk, fish and livestock, seeds, and natural food, to share experience in management, conservation and restoration of soil.
Following the meeting of the intergovernmental commission signed the protocol. According to the State Statistics Committee, as a result in 2013 the bilateral trade amounted to $ 8,28 million, and in 2012 - $ 6,32 million. Record was recorded in 2007 - $ 15,06 million. --17D-
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