International consultancy, engineering and project management service provider Royal HaskoningDHV will accompany Ms Melanie Schultz van Haegen, Dutch Minister for Infrastructure and the Environment, on a trade mission to Azerbaijan on 6 and 7 November 2014. Among the Dutch delegates will be Mr Piet Besselink, member of the Royal HaskoningDHV Executive Board, and Mr Johan Mathijssen, Royal HaskoningDHV Country Director for Azerbaijan.
Recent Royal HaskoningDHV projects undertaken in Azerbaijan include the following:
* Master planning, design, engineering and construction supervision services for the new Baku International Sea Trade Port which was opened by President Aliyev September 2014.
* Environmental Baseline Study of the water and sediment quality in and around the polluted Baku Bay, in co-operation with Dutch knowledge institution Deltares.
* Solutions to flooding caused by rising groundwater and lake water levels and solutions to pollution of (freshwater and salt) lakes by oil spills and rapid urbanisation on Absheron Peninsula, in co-operation with Dutch knowledge institution Deltares. -02В-
Politics
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On December 23, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a congratulatory message to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on the occasion of his birthday.
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The U.S. Embassy responded to the host of the "Həftə" ("Week") program, who once again accused the United States of pursuing an anti-Azerbaijani policy, using undiplomatic language.
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On Monday, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, who is currently on a working visit to Belgrade, was received by Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić. According to the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs press service, during the meeting, both sides expressed satisfaction with the "strategic partnership between the two countries" and emphasized the importance of mutual high-level visits.
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On December 23, a meeting of the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Serbia took place in Belgrade. During the final press conference, Serbian Foreign Minister Marko Djuric reported that the discussions focused on the development of tourism. "We are strengthening efforts to open direct air routes, as well as economic development and energy," said Djuric. The minister expressed confidence that cooperation between Serbia and Azerbaijan would become even closer and more intensive in the near future.
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