Azerbaijan's Karabakh, Romania's Maramureș discuss expanding economic ties

Negotiations were held on expanding economic ties between Romania's Maramureș region and the city of Khankandi, as well as the Aghdara and Khojaly districts of Karabakh, the Azerbaijani Embassy in Romania told Report.

The diplomatic mission said that a delegation led by Elchin Yusubov, the special representative of the President of Azerbaijan in Khankandi, Aghdara and Khojaly districts, which is on an official visit to Romania, held a meeting with Florentin Nicolae Tuș, chairman of the Maramureș Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Businesspeople and local entrepreneurs also attended the meeting.

The meeting discussed prospects for developing cooperation between Azerbaijan's Karabakh region and Romania's Maramureș region, as well as issues related to expanding business ties.

Florentin Nicolae Tuș noted the Romanian side's interest in establishing direct contacts and carrying out reciprocal visits with the aim of expanding trade.

Elchin Yusubov, in turn, provided the other side with detailed information about large-scale construction and infrastructure projects being implemented in Karabakh, the favorable conditions created for investors, and tax incentives. Speaking about the positive dynamics in trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Romania, he noted that the development of interregional cooperation would create additional opportunities for further diversification of economic indicators. Elchin Yusubov invited Maramureș businesspeople to visit Karabakh.

The sides exchanged views on various areas of cooperation.

As part of efforts to develop economic cooperation, the Azerbaijani delegation also visited the Aramis factory in Maramureș, one of Europe's major furniture manufacturers, and familiarized itself with the production process. The management of the furniture factory, expressing interest in cooperation with Karabakh, said it plans to visit the region in the near future.