Azerbaijan, Mexico mull cooperation in city building

By Azernews

By Laman Ismayilova

Mexican Ambassador to Azerbaijan Rodrigo Labardini met with the Chairman of the Azerbaijani State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture, Abbas Alasgarov.

The embassy reported that during the meeting, Alasgarov informed the envoy about the Committee, its history, as well as its functions.

He also spoke about the reconstruction and restoration works carried out in Azerbaijan in the last 10 years.

Labardini, in turn, provided his interlocutor with information about the capital of Mexico – Mexico city, that currently has 21 million inhabitants. He also mentioned the last stages and peculiarities of the city building in Mexico.

The diplomat stressed that the both countries could get reciprocal profit as a result from the collaboration between the bodies responsible for urbanization and architecture.

The parties expressed wish to establish and develop bilateral links in the city building sphere.

The growing economy of Azerbaijan is attractive for Mexico, while Azerbaijan also attaches importance to the development of relations with Mexico. Relations are actively developing in all directions, including culture.

The Azerbaijani State Customs Committee reported that the trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Mexico amounted to $19.03 million in January-September 2016, as compared to $20.76 million in the same period of 2015.

Azerbaijan’s export to Mexico amounted to $188,100 and import amounted to $18.84 million in the first nine months of 2016. This includes the sale of equipment for the oil industry, electronic appliances.