BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 5. In the first quarter
of this year, the value of our country's non-oil and gas exports
increased by 12% year-on-year to $862 million, said Yusif
Abdullayev, executive director of the Azerbaijan Export and
Investment Promotion Agency (AZPROMO) at the 19th Azerbaijan
International Agricultural Exhibition and Forum in Baku today,
Trend reports.


He said that for this positive dynamic to be sustainable, it is
of particular importance for local manufacturers to be represented
on international platforms, to establish direct contact with buyers
and to access new markets.


"AZPROMO operates systematically in this direction and has
extensive experience. With the support of the agency, Azerbaijani
companies regularly successfully participate in global and local
exhibitions, our local products are presented at unified country
stands under the "Made in Azerbaijan" brand, export contracts are
signed, and our products are introduced to new markets.


In 2025, 46 companies participated in 6 international
exhibitions under the "Made in Azerbaijan" brand ("The Saudi Food
Show 2025", "Russia Halal Expo 2025", "KazBuild 2025", "Anuga
2025", "CIIE 2025", "Big 5 Global 2025"). Within the framework of
the exhibitions, local companies found new buyers, as well as
expanded cooperation with existing buyers," he outlined.


Abdullayev noted that this year, work continues to support the
activities of exporters







"This year, with the support of the Agency, our companies
participated in the "Gulfood 2026" exhibitions in Dubai with a
single country stand, and in "ProWein 2026" in Düsseldorf. This
month, it is also planned to ensure the participation of our
exporters in the "Russia & Islamic World Cooperation Expo 2026"
exhibitions, as well as the "Saudi Food Expo 2026" exhibitions,
which are planned to be held in Riyadh in September. As for local
exhibitions, our participation in the 6th "Rebuild Karabakh" is
planned in October.


As in 2024 and 2025, AZPROMO is participating in this year's
"InterFood" exhibition with a stand. The stand represents 10
companies operating in the fields of natural honey, fruits and
vegetables, dried fruits, non-alcoholic beverages, wine and dairy
products. I would like to take this opportunity to invite all
participants to visit our stand.


I would also like to note that "It is planned that AZPROMO will
support the organization of B2B meetings between our local
entrepreneurs and Belarusian and Italian companies within the
framework of the InterFood exhibition," he concluded.