BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 16. The UAE is ready
to expand cooperation with Azerbaijan in the field of agriculture
and food security, Amna Al Dahak Al Shamsi, Minister of Climate
Change and Environment of UAE, told Trend.


The minister made the remark on the sidelines of the
Azerbaijan-UAE food and agriculture business roundtable in
Baku.


"Today, the UAE and Azerbaijan enjoy strategic relations.
Especially since the signing of the comprehensive strategic
partnership cooperation agreement between the two countries, our
relations have entered a further stage of development," she
said.


Al Shamsi noted that the volume of UAE-Azerbaijan non-oil trade
reached US$2.4 billion, a 43 percent increase over the previous
year.


"At the same time, the total volume of investments from the UAE
and Azerbaijan is $1 billion. Through the comprehensive strategic
partnership cooperation agreement and ongoing negotiations, we aim
to further develop this, especially in the agriculture and food
sector.


Today's event—a roundtable on agriculture and food
business—brought together various stakeholders from the UAE,
including national government representatives, companies, and the
private sector. The main objective of this roundtable is to
initiate discussions, identify opportunities, and turn these
opportunities into concrete and significant projects for Azerbaijan
and the UAE. As part of these discussions, key players from the
UAE, such as Silal, LULU, EFCO, and Al-Dahra, as well as the Food
and Beverage Business Group, held meetings with Azerbaijani
partners.


We look forward to following these discussions, ensuring their
progress, and taking steps to achieve our mutual goals," she
pointed out.







The minister emphasized that the UAE and Azerbaijan have
strengths in the agricultural and food business, and these
strengths can be used to expand cooperation:


"Azerbaijan is strong in agriculture, while the UAE has
high-tech, smart agriculture and strong logistics capabilities,
which can help open up new markets through cooperation.


We aim to translate these discussions into concrete projects and
celebrate their results in both Azerbaijan and the UAE. We intend
to continue cooperation with the partners with whom we initiated
today's talks in the future.


As the UAE, we focus on various areas, from fresh produce to
livestock, meat, and dairy products. We'll prioritize areas of
cooperation and implement this cooperation with the right business
partners. Therefore, it was important to bring business players
from both countries together at the same table so that discussions
can begin and be realized in the near future," the minister
concluded.


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