BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 16. Malaysia is ready to
share its experience in the field of halal products and services
with Azerbaijan, SeniorDirector of the Malaysia External Trade
Development Corporation (MATRADE), Raja Badrulnizam, told Trend on the sidelines of
the Annual Meeting of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group in
Baku.


He said that both Azerbaijan and Malaysia are Muslim countries
that are members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
and are considered quite dynamic countries in terms of economic
development.


"This is my first visit to Azerbaijan, and I see that the
country is developing a lot. Malaysia is also a developed country.
There are wide opportunities for cooperation between us in the
fields of trade, tourism, and especially halal trade," he
noted.


Badrulnizam stressed that Malaysia is ready to share its
experience in the field of halal products and services with
Azerbaijan. According to him, this experience includes areas such
as construction, road infrastructure, hospital management, halal
product certification, and logistics.


He added that Malaysia supports the development of the halal
industry in a number of OIC countries, and these countries are
actively using Malaysia's experience.


The head of MATRADE also provided information about the annual
MIHAS international halal exhibition in Malaysia and invited
Azerbaijani businessmen and government officials to participate in
this event.







"MIHAS is the world's largest halal exhibition and brings
together tens of thousands of visitors from dozens of countries
every year. This platform also creates great opportunities for
Azerbaijani business," he said.


Badrulnizam also mentioned the possibilities of expanding
cooperation with Azerbaijan, including signing memorandums of
understanding.


He noted that in order to increase trade between the two
countries, it's first of all important to better study mutual
opportunities and strengths.


"Azerbaijan and Malaysia need to understand each other's
advantages and challenges. There is great potential for expanding
cooperation, especially in the fields of e-commerce, halal
industry, and logistics," he said.


The head of MATRADE added that meetings of private sector
representatives and state support play an important role in the
development of this cooperation.