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By Laman Ismayilova

Azerbaijan’s National Confederation of Entrepreneurs’ Organizations and Georgia Employers’ Association will organize the Georgia-Azerbaijan Business Forum on September 29-30 in Tbilisi.

The business forum will be attended by representatives of various Georgian companies operating in the same areas as the Azerbaijani companies.

Azerbaijan and Georgia are successfully cooperating in the political, economic, scientific, technical, and cultural spheres. The two countries are connected by several important regional projects, including the Baku-Supsa, Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipelines, Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum gas line and Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway.

Azerbaijan is also one of the most significant trading partners of Georgia.

The country exports to Georgia oil and petroleum products, natural gas, plastic wares, waste foodstuff, furniture and building constructions, while Georgian exports to Azerbaijan include cement, locomotives and other railway vehicles, mineral and chemical fertilizers, mineral waters, strong drinks, glass and glass wares, and pharmaceuticals.

The trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Georgia amounted to $234.9 million in January-July 2016, some $220.56 million of which accounted for export of Azerbaijani products to Georgia, according to Azerbaijan’s State Customs Committee.

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