Dmitry Rogozin, Russian deputy prime minister, a co-chair of the Russian-Azerbaijani Inter-Parliamentary Commission for Economic Cooperation, said at a session of the Commission today that Western sanctions made Russia and Azerbaijan closer to each other. He noted that the trade turnover between the two states had reached $3.6 billion in 2013, exceeding the volume in 2012 by 5%, News Azerbaijan reports.
Rogozin noted that the volume of imports from Azerbaijan were growing. He admitted that higher demand for Azerbaijani products, mainly agricultural products, could provoke a rise of prices in the republic.
Yagub Eyubov, Azerbaijani vice prime minister, a co-chair of the Commission, said that Russia would not be broken by sanctions.
Rogozin’s visit to Baku will continue for two days. He will meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.
Dmitry Rogozin, Russian deputy prime minister, a co-chair of the Russian-Azerbaijani Inter-Parliamentary Commission for Economic Cooperation, said at a session of the Commission today that Western sanctions made Russia and Azerbaijan closer to each other. He noted that the trade turnover between the two states had reached $3.6 billion in 2013, exceeding the volume in 2012 by 5%, News Azerbaijan reports.Rogozin noted that the volume of imports from Azerbaijan were growing. He admitted that higher demand for Azerbaijani products, mainly agricultural products, could provoke a rise of prices in the republic.Yagub Eyubov, Azerbaijani vice prime minister, a co-chair of the Commission, said that Russia would not be broken by sanctions.Rogozin’s visit to Baku will continue for two days. He will meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliy
