Baku, Azerbaijan, July 31
By Anakhanum Khidayatova - Trend:
One significant area of import potential for the UK, would be food and drink from Azerbaijan, Charles Hendry, former Minister of State of the UK for the Department of Energy and Climate Change (2010-2012), former Prime Ministerial Trade Envoy to Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan told Trend July 31.
"As I have seen so often for myself, Azerbaijan produces very high quality food and drink and the UK could be a significant market for these products," he said.
Furthermore, Hendry said that British businesses see Azerbaijan as an attractive and important market in its own right, and entirely separate from Russia.
The strong presence of major British companies in Azerbaijan, especially in the oil and gas sector, gives encouragement to others to follow, according to the Hendry.
"There are immense opportunities for British companies in the oil and gas sector, but it is now a priority to broaden the relationship between our countries to other business sectors as well," he said.
This is a priority for the whole of the government of Azerbaijan and the UK shares that goal, Hendry added.
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