On December 13, Azerbaijan's Minister of Economy Mikayil Jabbarov met with Ervin Bollinger, representative of the Federal Council on Trade Agreements of the Swiss Confederation, head of the Bilateral Economic Relations Department of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs. The parties exchanged views on further strengthening of economic relations between countries.
On the same day, the 9th meeting of the Joint Commission was held on trade and economic cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Swiss Federal Council.
Speaking about the relations Mikayil Jabbarov noted that today Azerbaijan is the initiator and participant of internationally significant energy, transport and infrastructure projects, and is a reliable energy partner of Europe, being an important transit center of the region. It was emphasized that the 9th meeting of the Joint Commission is an effective and important platform for discussing the development of cooperation in various fields. Our country cooperates with Switzerland in the fields of trade, investment, industry and energy, and makes the highest foreign direct investments in the non-oil sector in Azerbaijan. In addition, Azerbaijan has a successful partnership with the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO).
Ervin Bollinger noted that Swiss companies highly appreciate the business and investment environment of Azerbaijan and their successful activities in Azerbaijan.
In the end, the protocol of the 9th meeting of the Joint Commission on trade and economic cooperation between the government of Azerbaijan and the Swiss Federal Council was signed.
The document envisages the development of economic and trade cooperation between the two countries in various fields.
