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    AZERBAIJAN-TATARSTAN INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMISSION HOLDS FIRST MEETING

    AzerTag, Azerbaijan
    Aug 1 2006

    Prime Ministers Artur Rasizade of Azerbaijan and visiting Rustam
    Minnikhanov of Tatarstan (Russia) today in Baku presided over the first
    meeting of the Azerbaijan-Tatarstan Intergovernmental Commission on
    trade, economic, scientific, technical and cultural cooperation.

    In his opening remarks the Azeri Premier said Azerbaijan attaches
    great importance to development of relations with Russian federation
    not only at federal level but also at the level of its subjects.

    He pointed out that trade between Azerbaijan and Tatarstan which
    totaled $35.5 million last year, reached the volume of $25.7 million
    over the first six months of the current year that 3.4 times more
    than for the corresponding period of 2005.

    Speaking of the global energy projects being implemented in Azerbaijan,
    Prime Minister Rasizade stressed the country's intention to develop
    its non-oil sector, as well. He said Tatarstan's experience in this
    field would be very useful for Azerbaijan.

    Touching upon the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,
    the Premier said Armenia takes a non-constructive stance as for the
    issue of peaceful resolution of the problem.

    Prime Minister of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov said his republic is
    ready to cooperate with Azerbaijan in both trade and economic and
    humanitarian field. He also expressed Tatarstan's interest in creation
    of petrochemical and oil refinery joint ventures with Azerbaijan.

    The meeting ended with signing a protocol reflecting prospects of
    bilateral cooperation in trade, economic, scientific, technical and
    cultural cooperation.

    After the meeting, the two premiers answered questions from
    journalists. They said, in particular, at this first meeting members
    of the intergovernmental commission had agreed on opening in Baku of
    the service center of the truck production plan KamAZ, implementation
    of joint projects in the field of petrochemistry, machine-building,
    and oil-field equipment.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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