Azerbaijan, Russia's Astrakhan region discuss expanding economic ties

Azerbaijan's Economy Minister Mikayil Jabbarov said he met Denis Afanasyev, Vice‑Governor and Chairman of the Government of Russia's Astrakhan Region, to discuss ways of strengthening regional economic relations, Report informs.

Jabbarov said in a post on X that the talks covered cooperation in industry, trade, transport, logistics, humanitarian affairs and other fields.

"We also highlighted the importance of strengthening business platforms to further deepen ties between our business communities," Jabbarov said.

During our meeting with Denis Afanasyev, Vice-Governor and Chairman of the Government of the Astrakhan Region of the Russian Federation, we exchanged views on strengthening regional #economic relations and expanding cooperation in #industry, #trade, #transport, #logistics,… pic.twitter.com/6FqWiIO074

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