OREANDA-NEWS. August 18, 2009. The 10th Azerbaijani-German Economic Forum has been held in Baku while holding of an exchange of economic cooperation continues.

During the event Gunter Oetinger, prime minister of Baden-Vurtemberg land (FRG), pointed out that Germany was seeking new interests concerning Azerbaijan.

“In a way of mutual co-operation we can develop in Azerbaijan new fields, in particular organize partnership in the area of manufacture of food products,   equipment and machine building, nano-technologies. These sectors can help us create new economic ties between Azerbaijan and Germany,” he said.

Addressing to the forum, Shahin Mustafayev, the minister for economic development of Azerbaijan, stressed that two countries’ active collaboration was confirmed by regular economic forums similar to today’s one.

“At present we see great opportunities for establishment of relationships with Germany in industrial sector, agriculture and tourism,” he said.