Azerbaijan interested in developing co-op with Oklahoma

Azerbaijan is looking for more opportunities to deepen cooperation with the US state of Oklahoma, reads an article by Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to the US Khazar Ibrahim, Report informs referring to the Tulsa World.

“Renewable energy, information technologies, logistics and agriculture are the key areas to explore. We are also eager to host more students and ordinary citizens to demonstrate the best of our hospitality, ancient culture and vibrant society. In addition, Azerbaijani companies are very interested to invest, and our youth are filling the ranks of students in Oklahoma.”

“Meanwhile, our cooperation with Oklahoma is a serious contribution to the overall Azerbaijan-US partnership, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. Involvement of American energy companies in global energy and transportation projects in Azerbaijan has been instrumental in ensuring Europe’s energy security and protecting key US national interests. Azerbaijan’s participation in NATO and US-led operations in Iraq and Afghanistan has demonstrated our common vision and joint capabilities. It is not a surprise that around half of all the flights during the operation in Afghanistan took place over Azerbaijan. Our troops were among the last four nations defending the Kabul Airport with American, British and Turkish friends,” the author noted.