Baku, April 28 (AZERTAC). President of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic Rovnag Abdullayev met with a Kyrgyz parliamentary delegation led by this country`s speaker Akhmatbek Keldibekov.

According to press service of SOCAR, Abdullayev informed the speaker on the oil-gas industry of Azerbaijan. He said that after Azerbaijan`s regaining its independence, the new oil strategy was established with signing of the “Contract of the Century” in 1994. He also highlighted the progress achieved in all fields of Azerbaijan.

Abdullayev noted the importance of development of cooperation in all spheres between Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan.

Keldibekov said that his country is interested in cooperation with dynamically developing Azerbaijan. “Trade turnover was 5, 8 billion dollar between the countries last year”, Keldibekov said.

Keldibekov invited Azerbaijani oilmen to carry out exploration work in the in oil-gas deposits.

The sides exchanges views on prospects for expansion of economic relations between the two countries, international cooperation and other issues.