Baku to discuss prospects of cooperation between Azerbaijan and France

According to the diplomat, the governmental commission led by the state secretary on external trade issues Anne-Marie Idrak visited Baku for participation in the session.

The Azerbaijani side will be represented by the state delegation led by co-chair of the commission, Finance Minister Samir Sharifov. The delegation will include representatives from other ministries and institutions.

"France attaches a great importance to economic cooperation with Azerbaijan. I think conduction of a session of the intergovernmental commission in Baku will promote the development of bilateral cooperation between our countries", noted the diplomat.

In November of the last year after the presidential elections in Azerbaijan Nicholas Sarkozy sent a congratulation letter to Ilham Aliyev in which he congratulated his counterpart on being elected the head of the state for the second term.

In his letter the French President voiced satisfaction with the development of cooperation between the two countries. As for the session of the French-Azerbaijani joint economic commission, planned in Baku, Sarkozy noted that "the session will allow defining wide prospects of cooperation and international activity in the economic and trade spheres".