According to APA-Economics, the conference will last until April 13 and representatives of 36 countries and heads of customs services of 18 countries joined the conference. Total 84 foreign guests, as well WCO General-Secretary Kunio Mikuriya, WCO Chairman Josephin Sihili and other representatives attend the conference.
Azerbaijani Deputy PM Abid Sharifov, deputy chairman of WCO on European Region Byorn Ross have made greeting speeches.
Sharifov spoke about Azerbaijan’s successes in economy and noted that, customs services played great roles in these successes: “Azerbaijan customs agencies have collected AZN 3.5 mln customs duty in 1994 and transferred to the state budget. This figure was AZN 144 mln in 2000, AZN 366 mln in 2005, AZN 1.144 bln in 2011â€.
Azerbaijan and Macedonia have signed a cooperation agreement on customs sphere within the conference.
Conference is lasting.
Baku hosts conference of heads of customs services of WCO European Region - PHOTOSESSION
12 April 2012 09:18 (UTC +04:00)
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