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Press-release,
3 February 2005
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Azerbaijani FM to visit
China to discuss economic, trade cooperation
2005-02-02
BEIJING, Feb. 2 (Xinhuanet) - Azerbaijani
Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov will arrive in Beijing Thursday for
a visit and exchange views with Chinese leaders on various issues, among
which economic and trade cooperation will be a focus, an Azerbaijani diplomat
said here Wednesday.
Azerbaijani ambassador to China Yashar Aliyev
told Xinhua that Azerbaijan and China have established good cooperation
in political fields and share similar views on international issues.
The major task for the two countries at
present is to promote bilateral economic and trade relationship, said
Aliyev, noting that Mammedyarov's visit will also be a preparation tour
for a future visit by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.
The ambassador said trade between the countries
has increased rapidly in the last two to three years. China imported oil
and relevant products worth 40 million US dollars from Azerbaijan lastyear,
and there are four Chinese companies in petroleum exploitation and development
business in Azerbaijan, he said.
According to Aliyev, Mammadyarov will hold
talks with his Chinese counterpart Li Zhaoxing and meet with Chinese Vice
Premier Huang Ju.
The two sides will discuss political, economic
and cultural cooperation "to further strengthen bilateral ties," Aliyev
said.
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