17:06 - 11.07.2025

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July 11, Fineko/abc.az. Entrepreneurs of Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan are planning to make the first deliveries of Kazakh flour to Azerbaijan under a new joint brand in the near future.

The relevant agreement was reached during a working meeting of the Kazakh-Azerbaijani Business Council, ABC.AZ informs with reference to the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Azerbaijan.

The event was attended by Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Azerbaijan Alim Bayel, chairman of board of the Agency for the Development of Small & Medium-sized Businesses (KOBIA) under the Ministry of Economy of Azerbaijan Orkhan Mammadov.

The diplomat noted with satisfaction the 20% increase in trade turnover between Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan in the first 4 months of 2025: "Currently, mutual trade is at a record level since the two countries gained independence."

Bayel highlighted Kazakhstan's leading role in grain supplies to Azerbaijan: "The share of Kazakh wheat in Azerbaijan's total imports was a record 88%."

The ambassador stressed that the leadership of Kazakhstan attaches special importance to the development of industrial cooperation with Azerbaijan.

Mammadov confirmed his readiness to further intensify work on the implementation of joint projects with Kazakhstan.

The Azerbaijani side, in turn, presented the results of an analysis of the advantages of Kazakh wheat and flour for local consumers. The high quality of Kazakh wheat and the importance of ensuring stable supplies from the country were particularly emphasized.