President Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister of Greece Antonis Samaras met with top business people in Athens

On June 16th President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic Antonis Samaras met with top business people in Athens.
Speaking at the meeting, Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic Antonis Samaras said the relations between the two countries were developing. He noted that high-level political cooperation between Azerbaijan and Greece was impacting on the economy. “And this opens up ample opportunities for speeding up the relations between business communities.”
Antonis Samaras said Greece and Azerbaijan had successful energy cooperation. He said that TAP project would have a strong impact on the development of regional countries along with Greece.
Pointing to high-level relations between the two countries, President Ilham Aliyev informed the meeting participants about the ongoing development processes in Azerbaijan. The head of state said Azerbaijan`s economy had grown three-fold in the past 10 years. “The share of the non-oil sector in the economy has increased.” Saying that the oil and gas sector was the core area of economy, the President noted that Azerbaijan, which possessed large energy resources, was carrying out Shah-Deniz, Trans-Anatolian and Trans-Adriatic pipeline projects. “Greece is also closely involved in these projects.” Noting that Azerbaijan had already begun to invest in foreign countries, President Ilham Aliyev noted that great attention was being paid to the development of information and communication technologies, tourism and other non-oil sectors. The head of state added these issues were widely featured in “Azerbaijan – 2020: Vision of the Future” Development Concept.
Then heads and representatives of leading Greek companies provided information about their companies. It was said that the companies were specialized in energy, transportation, tourism, alternative energy sources, ICT and other areas.
The entrepreneurs said they were interested in building new partnerships with Azerbaijan and expanding the existing mutual activities. They expressed readiness to carry out experience exchange with Azerbaijani companies.
The meeting participants congratulated President Ilham Aliyev on Azerbaijan`s rapid development and pointed to the country`s attractiveness from a business point of view.
 

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