Baku has hosted the 14th meeting of Azerbaijan-Russia Intergovernmental Commission on economic cooperation.
First Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Yagub Eyyubov praised the holding of the meeting of the intergovernmental Commission after a long break.
"I am confident that the negotiations with a large Russian delegation will give a push to bilateral cooperation. Today the President of Azerbaijan noted the future priorities of cooperation between our countries, and hailed our relationship," said Eyyubov.
The Deputy Prime Minister noted that Russia had always been Azerbaijan's best friend and neighbor. "We have always lived together and collaborated. We must be together in such difficult time for the world. Together we will always be strong. Russia is a powerful country rich in natural recourses."
Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Rogozin said relations between the two countries had been intensified in recent times. The Russian Deputy PM noted that “today`s meeting will focus on the issues agreed between the heads of state”.
The Deputy Prime Minister said that during the period when Russia's economy was going through difficult times the two countries became even closer. He noted that currently the economy of Azerbaijan was rapidly developing, and its products were supplied to the Russian markets.
Dmitry Rogozin noted that trade between the two countries amounted to $3.6 billion in 2013. “In January-July, 2014 this figure made $2.2 billion.”
During the negotiations, the sides discussed the main priorities of development of trade and economic relations between the two countries, cooperation in the fields of customs, transport, communications and information technologies, prevention and elimination of emergency situations, regional cooperation with the federal subjects of Russia.
Following the meeting, the two countries signed bilateral agreements. According to the commission`s protocol, the next meeting of the commission will be organized in Yekaterinburg as part of the 6th Azerbaijan-Russia Interregional Forum in 2015.
 

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