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India national holiday marked in Baku

27 January 2017 [15:20] - TODAY.AZ

By Azernews


By Amina Nazarli

The Embassy of India in Azerbaijan hosted a reception on the country`s Republic Day on January 26.

Governmental officials, MPs, ambassadors of foreign countries, as well as public figures joined the ceremony to celebrate India with such a significant date, Azertac reported.

The day is celebrated to remember when India's constitution came into force on January 26, 1950, completing the country's transition toward becoming an independent republic.

Ambassador Sanjay Rana addressed the event, highlighting India`s achievements in various fields, and touched upon the relations between the two countries.

He emphasized that India was one of the first countries to establish diplomatic relations with Azerbaijan after the country restored its independence, adding that Azerbaijan-India relations will continue to develop.

Ecology and Natural Resources Minister Huseyngulu Bagirov, addressing the event on behalf of the Azerbaijani government, congratulated the people of India on the occasion of the holiday.

The minister noted that relations between the two countries are developing rapidly for the prosperity of the two countries` peoples.

Bagirov said Azerbaijan attaches a special importance to developing ties with India.

The Azerbaijani-Indian relations are old and mature. The two countries enjoy close and friendly relations and have an active cooperation in many areas including political, commercial and investment, educational and cultural. 

This year marks the 25th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Azerbaijan. In this conjunction the Embassy of India will hold a year-long ‘India-Azerbaijan Dostluq Festival’ during 2017.

In 2017, India hopes to achieve new milestones in its relationship with.

Last year the trade and economic exchanges between India and Azerbaijan progressed from strength to strength, increasing by 63 percent in 2016 as compared to 2015.

Building on India’s ONGC Videsh presence as a shareholder in Azeri–Chirag–Gunashli oilfield and Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC), Indian companies are keen for partnership in undertaking projects in petrochemical sector such as building and renovating oil refineries. the companies are also eager to make use of opportunities in non-oil sectors, like agriculture and pharmaceuticals and information technology.

Moreover, soon Azerbaijani citizens will easily travel to India, as the county added Azerbaijan to the list of countries whose nationals can apply for e-TOURIST VISA (e-TV) through online application.

This visa would soon become available to Azerbaijani travelers who plan to visit India for recreation, sight-seeing, casual visit to meet friends or relatives, short duration medical treatment or casual business visit. The visa applicants can apply online and it would not require any facilitation by any intermediary/agents. 

In December 2016, Azerbaijan also included India among the 81 countries whose citizens can take advantage of ASAN Visa through ASAN Visa Portal designed to simplify the procedure for issuing visas to foreigners. 

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