Azerbaijani media reports that country’s state oil firm, SOCAR, and the government of Houston have inked a memorandum aimed at strengthening relations and cooperation between the company and the city`s authorities.
As reported, the document was signed during a visit of SOCAR`s vice-president Khalik Mammadov to the Houston City Council where he met senior officials of the city`s government, including senator Rodney Ellis.
“For more than a century Baku and Houston have been pioneers and centers of oil production, setting all new trends and novelties in the industry. Baku and Houston became sister cities as early as 1976, and in 1991, when Azerbaijan restored its independence, these relations entered a qualitatively new level,” said SOCAR`s vice-president.