Vladimir Vasiliev at the X Russian-Azerbaijani Forum: “We want to be not competitors, but partners”

On November 23, the Head of the Republic of Dagestan, Vladimir Vasiliev, took part in the plenary meeting of the jubilee X Russian-Azerbaijani interregional forum at VDNH in Moscow.

The event opened at the Cosmonautics and Aviation Center with welcoming words by Chairman of the Council of the Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Valentina Matvienko and First Vice-President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva.

The plenary session was moderated by the Minister of Economic Development of Russia Maxim Oreshkin and the Minister of Economy of Azerbaijan Mikail Jabbarov.

In an interview with reporters, Vladimir Vasiliev, answering the question about what proposals there are from the Dagestan side for Azerbaijani businessmen, emphasized that ongoing work is underway: “We are glad that we have developed good-neighborly and, I would say, kindred communication. On the territory of Azerbaijan, Dagestanis, on the territory of Dagestan, Azerbaijanis work and do business. One such example is the Golden Fish project, a very interesting restaurant in Derbent. We deal with Derbent separately, there is a separate program. We are working to ensure that the city retains its historical value in an updated state. It's nice that our businessmen do this together. ”

Speaking about commodity circulation between Azerbaijan and Dagestan, the head of the region stated: “We are interesting in that we have a lot of similarities: for example, we produce agricultural products. But at the same time, we have already laid down cooperation in previous years, for example, Azerbaijan buys glass containers in Dagestan. The sheet glass factory has earned, they promised to connect. Just recently, they discussed with the Minister of Economic Development, and the President supported. The enterprises that were previously laid down will also develop the economy, and now we will create potential in them, including export. This is the Marabi plant, which will produce high-quality tiles. Today, there is the Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic. We want to use our advantage, which you have, in order to combine resources. We want to be partners, not competitors. ”

Now, according to the Head of the Republic of Dagestan, the issue of a more profitable sale of agricultural products of the republic, including meat with greater processing, is being worked out. He also noted that in the work, for example, on transhumance livestock breeding, it is planned to use mobile units, which, according to experts, science will save.

“If we do this together, then perhaps we will achieve great results. We are looking with great interest at what the Azerbaijanis are doing in agriculture. You created very favorable conditions for rural entrepreneurs there, cut taxes, we have not yet resolved these issues, but we will study this area, ”said Vladimir Vasiliev.

Touching on the issue of traffic flow between Dagestan and Azerbaijan, the head of the region recalled the high-speed train on the Makhachkala-Baku route. He stated that there is a large tourist flow in this direction. The Head of Dagestan also expressed hope that there will be an expansion of aviation communications with Iran.

“Now the most important thing is going on - work between business and enterprises, communications are building up, an atmosphere of interest and trust. We hope that this will affect. For example, we see now how oil transshipment is growing, it doubles every year. And here we have different logistic capabilities, however, we can use the potential of Dagestan and our neighbor Azerbaijan, ”concluded Vladimir Vasiliev.

The event was also attended by the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Dagestan under the President of the Russian Federation, Jamaladin Hasanov, and the Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Dagestan, Abzagir Huseynov.

Source: http://nia-kavkaz.ru