Meeting of Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan Business Council underway in Baku

Baku is hosting the first meeting of the Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan Business Council.

Report informs that head of the Export and Investment Promotion Agency (AZPROMO) Yusif Abdullayev made an opening speech at the event.

He said that the business council includes 59 companies, 35 of which are Azerbaijani, and 24 are Kazakh: "There is an intergovernmental commission between our countries, but we want the business council to become one of the leading forces in the development of economic relations."

The AZPROMO chief noted the importance of diversifying the non-oil sector for both Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, and announced the participation of the Kazakh company 'Big Group' in construction work in Fuzuli.

Speaking at the meeting, Chairman of the Board of the Foreign Trade Chamber of Kazakhstan Ayan Yerenov noted that there are opportunities for expanding cooperation between the two countries in a number of areas.