“For many years, Azerbaijan continues to be a reliable supplier of crude oil to Israel,” the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, said after the meeting with the President of Israel, Isaac Herzog, in Baku, Report informs.
“This actually demonstrates also close cooperation in the energy field. Today during the discussions, we also addressed the issue of how to expand cooperation in the energy field, because we see great opportunities for investment projects and projects related to the creation of interconnectors,” the President said.
The President noted that plans in the area of irrigation and agriculture were also discussed during the meeting: “We know about the great achievements of Israel in this area and we want to use this positive experience in order to increase the productivity of our agriculture and diversify the market of our exports.”
According to him, another area of cooperation between the countries is cyber security. “We are very glad that now active communications in this area have started. Today, cyber security is an important part of the national security of every country,” President Ilham Aliyev said, adding that Azerbaijan is ready to use Israel’s experience in this area.