The President of the Confederation of Azerbaijani Entrepreneurs met with the Secretary General of the Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Agriculture

A meeting was held between Mr. Mammad Musayev, President of the National Confederation of Entrepreneurs (Employers) Organizations of the Republic of Azerbaijan (ASK), and Mr. Yusef Khalawi, Secretary General of the Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (ICCIA), who is on a visit to our country.

During the meeting, discussions were held regarding the further development of Azerbaijan’s economy, export opportunities to Islamic countries, and the investment environment of our country, in particular in the territories liberated from occupation. Mr. Mammad Musayev touched upon the proposal of the ICCIA to hold an agricultural forum in Azerbaijan and shared his views on organizational matters.

In his turn, Mr. Yusef Khalawi, spoke about the future activities of ICCIA and invited the President of the Confederation to the Global Muslim Business Forum to be held in Malaysia in 2023. He said that the purpose of the forum is to gather entrepreneurs from Islamic countries and expand cooperation between them to demonstrate the development of Islamic entrepreneurship to the world.

Mr. Yusef Khalawi also suggested to hold the  ICCIA’s Board of Directors meeting in Azerbaijan in May 2023 and to organize the Sustainable Agriculture Forum within the framework of the meeting.

In his opinion, consideration given to organization of an exhibition within the forum, as well as visiting the traditional agricultural regions of Azerbaijan are efficient measures. The Secretary-General noted that the organization of such visits to the agricultural regions of Karabakh, where accelerated construction works are currently under way, may be attractive and of interest to investors.

Moreover, the participants of the meeting exchanged views on opportunities to present products made by businessmen of the ICCIA Member Countries at the Mecca (Saudi Arabia) annual exhibition.