QUESTIONS ON EXPANSION OF ECONOMIC TIES BETWEEN AZERBAIJAN AND LATVIA DISCUSSED
Azerbaijani Minister for Economic Development Heydar Babayev met a delegation led by the Latvian Special Assignments Minister for Electronic Government Affairs, Ms. Ina Gudele on March 30.
Reminding President Ilham Aliyev’s state visit to Latvia on October, 2006, the Azeri Minister said the meetings held within the frameworks of the visit and the signed documents have stimulated the development of cooperation between Azerbaijan and Latvia.
He pointed out that the first meeting of Latvia-Azerbaijan intergovernmental commission on economic, scientific-technical and cultural cooperation was held on March of the current year.
The minister informed the visitors on the successful results of the economic reforms carried out in the country. Babayev added that development of non-oil sector is one of the basic priorities of Azerbaijan’s economic policy. “We attach great value to the application of the advanced technologies, including information technologies to provide this development,” he said.
Head of the Latvian delegation Ms. Ina Gudele informed the Azeri Minister on the activities of Special Assignments Ministry for Electronic Government Affairs, and achievements gained in the application of new information technologies in her country.
Questions regarding prospects of the relations between the two countries were discussed at the meeting.
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