ECONOMY
REGULAR SITTING OF AZERBAIJAN-BRITISH TRADE-INDUSTRIAL COUNCIL HELD
As was informed, opening the sitting, attended by businessmen of both countries, minister of economic development Farhad Aliyev spoke of the economic reforms conducted under the direction of the national leader of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev, including agrarian reforms, results of privatization, making investment, state concern for private sector, growth of domestic production (GDP) thanks to the true economic policy pursued in the country, and stability of national currency. The Minister noted that non-oil sector is priority sphere, called on the entrepreneurs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to realize activity in Azerbaijan in production of power energy, petrochemical and chemistry fields, metallurgy, machine-building, trade, banking service and others. He especially noted that every condition is available in Azerbaijan for this purpose.
At the sitting, also speaking were deputy minister of economic development Mikail Jabbarov and Dr Ken Forrest, ambassador of Great Britain to Azerbaijan Lawrence Bristow, businessmen Michael Essex, Emin Majidov, Andrew Sparrow, Alex Burnett and others.
Participants of sitting visited the company ““Murphy International World Carriers LTD”.