Baku, Azerbaijan, July 28
By Zulfiyya Gurbanova - Trend:
Baku will host the Azerbaijani-Iranian business forum on August 7, Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Foundation (AZPROMO) said.
"The business forum will be organized by AZPROMO with the support of Azerbaijani Ministry of Economy and Industry. Azerbaijani entrepreneurs are invited to take part at the event," AZPROMO said.
Around 50 Iranian companies operating in the spheres of trade, industrial production, agriculture, engineering, construction and production of construction materials, transport and etc. will participate at the event.
During the last Azerbaijani-Iranian business forum that was held in December 2013 in Baku, Tehran Chamber of Commerce and Iran Entrepreneurship Association signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Confederation of Entrepreneurs (Employers) Organizations of Azerbaijan.
The trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Iran stood at $94.12 million in Jan.-June 2014, according to Azerbaijan's State Customs Committee. Azerbaijan imported some $76.81 million worth of Iranian products, while the export to this country totaled $17.31 million.
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