BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 26. An event on the theme "Access to the Turkish market: export, legal and practical aspects" was held in Baku, Trend reports.
The event was attended by Head of AZPROMO (Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Agency) Yusif Abdullayev, Tamerlan Taghiyev, Trade Representative of Azerbaijan in Türkiye, Trade Counselor of the Turkish Embassy, and entrepreneurs.
Speaking at the event the Chief Trade Counselor of the Turkish Embassy in Azerbaijan, Gulizar Yavas emphasized that Türkiye targets to achieve a free trade agreement with Azerbaijan based on mutual concessions and creating broader opportunities.
She noted that, overall, the energy sector accounts for a large part of the approximately $8 billion trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Türkiye.
"As the Turkish side, our desire is that the existing bilateral relations, alliances, and brotherly ties between our countries be realistically reflected in trade and investments.
The main task of both offices is to develop cooperation in this area, and all our responsibilities continue in this direction. Currently, there is no free trade agreement between Türkiye and Azerbaijan. Although discussions are ongoing, there is a preferential trade agreement that is currently in force. Within the framework of this agreement, the list, which initially included 30 products, was later expanded to 50 products. The main part of the list is agricultural products. The demands of the Azerbaijani side were also focused mainly on agricultural products. Moreover, some industrial products were also included in the list.
Within the framework of the special agreement on Karabakh, there is a separate list of products that can be imported by Türkiye with unilateral concessions, tax reductions, or zero customs duties. Since this is a special agreement, it is impossible to find it in open sources," she explained.
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