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Azerbaijani Emergencies Minister receives Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs of US Department of State

06 February 2007 17:37 (UTC +04:00)

They spoke about the development of cooperation between the two countries. Mermoud stressed that this visit will contribute to the development of cooperation between the US and Azerbaijan.
â€œThere is a great potential for American companies in Azerbaijan. These companies can function more actively,â€? he said.
They discussed the issues on cooperation between the Emergencies Ministry and the US.
Kamaladdin Heydarov said Emergencies Ministry has been functioning over a year. The Ministry established relations with relevant bodies of different countries and new equipment was bought during this period. The Minister said they are holding negotiations with the US companies on buying new equipment for Civil Defense, Fire Safety Service and Material Reserves.
Kamaladdin Heydarov stressed that there is a need for modern planes and helicopters to extinguish forest fires and ships for rescues in the Caspian Sea.
A number of ministry officers were trained in the US.
Mermoud also stressed the importance of exchange of practice and said necessary steps will be taken to intensify relations with companies. /APA/