Minister Majnun Mammadov met with the Minister of Environment and Agriculture of Georgia
Within the framework of the 19th Azerbaijan International Agricultural Exhibition (Caspian Agro Week), Minister of Agriculture Majnun Mammadov met with the Minister of Environment and Agriculture of Georgia David Songulashvili.
Minister Majnun Mammadov called the “Caspian Agro” exhibition one of the largest events in this field in the region. He noted that the number of exhibition participants and interest in the event continues to grow year by year. Expressing his satisfaction with Georgia’s representation at this year’s exhibition with its national pavilion, the Minister expressed his confidence that this platform will further strengthen economic relations between Azerbaijan and partner countries and help establish new ties between business communities. It was noted that an agreement was reached between the two countries to increase trade turnover in agricultural products, increase joint efforts to combat transboundary diseases, and expand cooperation in the fields of scientific research and agricultural education.
Georgian Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture David Songulashvili said that his country is interested in developing partnership relations with Azerbaijan in all areas. He noted that it is of great importance to intensify trade relations between the two countries and work to expand relations in the agricultural sector.
The meeting discussed strengthening cooperation and the legal and contractual framework in the agricultural sector, expanding the activities of the Joint Working Group on Agriculture, and exchanging information on products with high export potential. In addition, the issues of increasing trade turnover in agricultural and food products, expanding relations between businessmen, transferring modern technologies, cooperation in aquaculture and fisheries, ensuring regular exchange of information on transboundary animal and plant diseases, exploring opportunities for joint action against especially dangerous diseases, and cooperation in agricultural research and agricultural education were discussed.
