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Prospects of Development of Azerbaijani-Swedish Economic Relations
Discussed in Stockholm
20.09.08 18:53
Azerbaijan, Baku, 20 September /corr. Т J.Babayeva / Organized by
Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Foundation (AZPROMO),
AzerbaijanÑ – s Embassy in Sweden as well as Swedish Riksbank, a
business forum took place in Stockholm with the participation of the
business people of the two countries. The forum discussed the
possibilities of development of the economic co-operation between
Azerbaijan and Sweden, a source at the Embassy told Trend News on 20
September.
The prospects for the development of co-operation of the two countries
in the commercial and economic, bank, financial, information and
communications spheres were discussed, from Azerbaijan the business-
forum was attended by the representatives of nearly 15 leading
companies. Sweden was presented at the forum by 25
companies. According to the data provided by the State Statistics
Committee of Azerbaijan, in the first half-year the amount of trade
turnover between Azerbaijan and Sweden totaled more than $72mln.
After business-forum, with the assistance of the Embassy of Azerbaijan
in Sweden and Norway and the Youth Organization of the Azerbaijanis of
Norway, a seminar was organized at the University of Oslo with the
participation of the pedagogical collective of the University,
students of the department of political sciences.
The seminar was also attended by the Ambassador of Azerbaijan to
Sweden and Norway, Rafael Ibrahimov, the AZPROMO delegation members,
members of the Youth Organization of the Azerbaijanis of Norway.
Rafael Ibrahimov informed the participants of the political and
economic situation in Caucasus and Azerbaijan and the
Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
The President of AZPROMO Emil Mejidov spoke about the economic
processes and investment opportunities in Azerbaijan.
Youth Organization of the Azerbaijanis of Norway provided books on the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to the participants.