Hungary's State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó held talks with Azerbaijani government representatives on Hungary's involvement in the construction of a large water reservoir and the establishment of a high-performance data centre in Baku on Monday.

Attending a session of the two countries' mixed economic committee, he said the two sides also agreed that the Azerbaijani government would put aside funds for the purchase of 10,000 heads of cattle. He added that a veterinary agreement would also be signed in the afternoon.

Mr Szijjártó met with Prime Minister Artur Rasizade, Economy Minister Shahin Mustafayev, Energy Minister Natiq Aliyev, Deputy Transport Minister Musa Pahanov and Tourism Minister Abulfaz Garayev.

Concurrently, a Hungarian-Azerbaijani business forum was held with 28 Hungarian companies attending, including construction company TriGranit and the Hungarian units of T-Systems and Knorr Bremse.

Mr Szijjártó stated that bilateral trade has grown by over 26% in a year, with livestock export increasing 43-fold, adding that direct Wizz Air flights launched between the two capital cities have been taken up by 14,000 passengers.

(Prime Minister's Office)