Minister of Economic Development Shahin Mustafayev said that more than 50% of the export from Azerbaijan fell on share of EU countries, which shows that Azerbaijan is major partner of the EU.
Azeri sources inform that Azerbaijan pays great attention to relations with Netherlands. “Especially during the past years, ties between Netherlands and Azerbaijan developed successfully. I am sure that the visit of Dutch Deputy Prime Minister Maxime Verhagen will stimulate the development of bilateral relations and cooperation.” he noted
Today, the volume of Dutch investment in Azerbaijan makes $365 milion: trade turnover between the two countries rose 42%, import grew by 12.5%, export – 29% during the last 7 years. “Azerbaijan and Netherlands may widen relations in different spheres – tourism, construction, water usage, agriculture, alternative energy sector” concluded the minister