BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 9. A meeting was held
at the Ministry of Agriculture of Azerbaijan with the delegation
led by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova,
Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development, and
Co-Chairman of the Azerbaijan-Moldova Joint Intergovernmental
Commission on Economic Cooperation, Vladimir Bolea, who is
currently visiting Azerbaijan, Trend reports via the Ministry.
Azerbaijan’s Minister of Agriculture, Mecnun Mammadov,
emphasized the dynamic growth of cooperation between the two
nations across multiple sectors. He underscored Moldova’s role as a
strategic partner and reaffirmed Azerbaijan’s commitment to
supporting initiatives that deepen their collaboration.
The minister also pointed out that global climate change poses
significant risks to food security in agriculture. He referred to
the importance of the 29th session of the UN Framework Convention
on Climate Change’s Conference of the Parties (COP29) held in Baku
last November, noting that Azerbaijan successfully hosted this
international event, which led to several key global initiatives,
including the COP29 Declaration for Climate Action. He expressed
his gratitude to Moldova for its high-level representation at
COP29.
The minister further touched on Azerbaijan’s ongoing efforts to
transform its liberated territories into a “green energy zone,”
where large-scale reconstruction projects are underway, including
the development of “Smart City” and “Smart Village” concepts. He
reaffirmed Azerbaijan’s readiness to collaborate with Moldova on
the application of advanced technologies in these projects.
Thanking the audience for the warm reception, Bolea described
Moldova as a friendly country to Azerbaijan and expressed interest
in developing partnership relations in all areas. During the
meeting, cooperation opportunities in energy, transportation,
culture, education, and tourism were discussed, as well as
increasing direct flights between Azerbaijan and Moldova,
optimizing tourism potential, and collaborating in the field of
agricultural product processing. The activities of the
Azerbaijan-Moldova Joint Intergovernmental Commission, its upcoming
6th meeting in Baku on April 11, and the associated business forum
were also part of the discussions.
The sides kicked the tires on signed agreements and those still
in the pipeline, shining a light on the bountiful opportunities for
growing agricultural cooperation between Azerbaijan and Moldova.
Strengthening mutual regional relations, facilitating information
exchange on high-export potential products, increasing trade
turnover, transferring modern agricultural technologies, conducting
scientific research, training specialists in the agricultural
sector, establishing joint ventures, and exploring Moldova’s
integration into Azerbaijan’s transportation infrastructure
projects were identified as key areas for collaboration.
Additional topics of reciprocal significance were also
deliberated upon.
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