Babayev meets Special Representative of US Department of State

Babayev told of the transnational projects that Azerbaijan is implementing in the Caspian region and South Caucasus together with the American companies.

Babayev said Azerbaijan also puts a special emphasis on development of the non-energy sector.

Frank Mermoud said main objective of his visit is to develop non-energy sector, in particular, expand agriculture cooperation and discuss the opportunies for joint funding of the projects in this sphere. These projects will cover certification and quality control, food safety, fight against bird flu and training of specialists in these fields. Mermoud met with some members of the delegation - businessmen engaged in the agriculture – and agreed some projects with them.

He said USA has to date allocated some $50 million on development of agriculture in Azerbaijan.

Babayev said Azerbaijan would do everything to expand ties with the United States for effective use of existing potential in the non-energy sector. AzerTAg