Protocol of the second session of the Joint Intergovernmental Committee on economic, industrial and technological cooperation between the Hellenic republic and the republic of Azerbaijan.

The second session of the Joint Intergovernmental Committee on economic, industrial and technological cooperation was held in Athens in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement on economic, technological and scientific cooperation between the Hellenic Republic and the Republic of Azerbaijan, signed in Baku on July 26, 1994. Both sides affirmed their commitment to expand their cooperation in fields such as environmental protection, and in priority fields such as agriculture and energy. Both sides consider the energy sector as an important component of their overall economic cooperation. The transportation and supply of natural gas is treated as a priority issue. Both sides also considered positively the supply of the Hellenic part with petrol oil and petroleum products. In the agricultural sector, both sides expressed their mutual interest for the development of cooperation in this sector and underlined the importance of cooperation in priority fields such as crop production, land management, irrigation and water resources management among others.