OREANDA-NEWS. January 18, 200. Azerbaijan-Belarus business forum was held in Baku. The event was organized by the Ministry of Economic Development of Azerbaijan and Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Foundation (AZPROMO).

First Deputy Minister of the Agriculture of Belarus Mrs.Nadejda Kotkovets and Ambassador of the Belarus Republic in Azerbaijan Mr.Nikolay Patskevich provided participants of the event with all the information concerning the economy of Belarus.

Deputy Minister of the Economic Development of Azerbaijan Mr.Niyazi Safarov made speech on the topic of “Economy of Azerbaijan and perspectives of economic cooperation between Belarus and Azerbaijan”. “Trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Balarus in January-June 2007 made Mr.Emil Majidov, President of the Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Foundation (AZPROMO) talked about investment climate and trade perspectives of Azerbaijan.

Belarus delegation included 15 representatives of agricultural sector. Around 40 Azerbaijan companies took part in the event.

After the official part production of the Belarus companies was introduced to Azerbaijani colleagues following which, bilateral meetings between companies of Azerbaijan and Belarus were held.