Rinkevics says Azerbaijan can use Latvia's afforestation expertise in Karabakh

Azerbaijan and Latvia's relevant ministries will exchange experience on afforestation as part of the modernisation and reconstruction of Karabakh, Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics said on Wednesday, Report inform.

Speaking in a joint statement with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Baku, Rinkevics said Latvia was a country of forests.

He said the two sides had discussed President Ilham Aliyev's plans for planting more forests in Karabakh as part of its modernisation and reconstruction, as well as the issue in a broader sense.

Rinkevics said Latvia's expertise and experience could be useful for Azerbaijan and that the relevant ministers have been instructed to work on the matter.