The following week, on May 27 Athens will host a joint meeting of the Azerbaijani-Greek intergovernmental commission on cooperation in economic, technological and industrial fields.
The Azerbaijani delegation will be headed by the Minister of Energy and Chairman of the Azerbaijani-Greek intergovernmental commission Natig Aliyev.
The meeting will discuss the prospects of bilateral relations in the fields of energy, health, agriculture, tourism, transport, communications and information technologies, science and education, culture and sports.
There will also be an exchange of views on cooperation in the framework of the European Neighborhood Policy and the BSEC. Following the meeting, the Protocol will be signed by the joint intergovernmental commission on cooperation in the field of economy, industry and technology.
Recall that the third session of the commission was held in Baku on February 2, 2011. -12D--
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