On November 13, he met in Baku with the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan, Ali Asadov, and his Russian counterpart, Mikhail Mishustin, who is visiting our country.
Oku.Az reports that the Cabinet of Ministers reported on this.
It was reported that the meeting highlighted the importance of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), and expressed confidence that the conference will make an important contribution to the international efforts in the fight against climate change.
The parties noted that thanks to the joint efforts and close contacts of the presidents of the two countries, the high dynamics of the development of the strategic partnership between Azerbaijan and Russia has been preserved. They highlighted that the state visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Azerbaijan in August this year, as well as the participation of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev in the meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the CIS and in the BRICS Summit in Moscow and Kazan in October, gave a good boost to bilateral relations.
It was noted that these close contacts allow presidents to monitor the fulfillment of their tasks, as well as determine new directions of cooperation. In this sense, the mutual willingness to continue collaborating closely with the government in the fulfillment of the tasks of the Heads of State was expressed. The parties expressed their satisfaction with the constant development of trade and economic cooperation. Taking into account the growth dynamics of trade turnover, which in nine months of the current year amounted to 3.5 billion dollars, a new record volume of mutual trade is expected by the end of the year.
The field of transportation and transit was evaluated as one of the main areas of cooperation. A constant growth of bilateral cargo transportation was observed. The parties paid special attention to the “North-South” international transport corridor and welcomed the increased efforts to develop the corridor’s infrastructure. The heads of government appreciated the level of industrial cooperation covering a wide list of bilateral projects. It was highlighted that the parties are considering a series of new mutually beneficial initiatives. Satisfaction was expressed with the pace of development of cooperation in the agro-industrial complex. A steady increase was observed in the supply to Russia of Azerbaijani agricultural products, including fruits and vegetables. Russia’s role as a reliable partner for the supply of wheat and fertilizers to Azerbaijan was also underlined.
The heads of government welcomed the priority attention of Azerbaijan and Russia to the climate agenda, in particular to the problem of the Caspian Sea sinking. By order of the presidents, a bilateral working group was created with the task of investigating the causes of sea level decline and developing measures to mitigate factors that contribute to further sea level reduction. The parties expressed their satisfaction with the traditionally high level of humanitarian interaction and interregional cooperation, welcomed the increase in cultural, scientific and youth exchange, as well as the mutual tourist flow.
Ali Asadov and Mikhail Mishustin discussed the prospects for further increasing mutually beneficial cooperation and confirmed their readiness to continue constructive work across the entire spectrum of the bilateral agenda.
