Francis Maude, minister of state for trade and investment, is the co-chair of the commission from the UK’s side.
The meetings of the working groups on trade and investments, finance and specialized services operating as part of the intergovernmental commission and a forum dedicated to the education have been recently held.
Economic ties between the UK and Azerbaijan and prospects for their expansion were discussed during the meeting.
Trade turnover between Azerbaijan and the UK stood at $564 million in 2015, according to the Azerbaijani State Customs Committee.
Some $553.33 million of this figure accounted for import of UK products.
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