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Bilateral relations exist betweenAzerbaijan andBrazil.
In December 1991, Brazil recognized the independence of Azerbaijan after theDissolution of the Soviet Union. In October 1993, both nations established diplomatic relations.[1] In 1995, during the 50thUnited Nations General Assembly inNew York City, Brazilian PresidentFernando Henrique Cardoso met then Azerbaijani PresidentHaydar Aliyev. In 1997, the chairman of the Supreme Council of Azerbaijan,Rasul Guliyev, visited Brazil to negotiate the purchase of agricultural machinery, sugar, and chicken; development of joint-ventures in the oil sector in theCaspian; the participation in the financing of projects in Azerbaijan and the presence of Brazilian companies in the country.[1]
Brazil opened its embassy in Azerbaijan on June 22, 2009. On February 10, 2012, Elnur Sultanov was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Azerbaijan to Brazil. Since 2017, Elkhan Polukhov has been the ambassador of Azerbaijan to Brazil.[2]
On September 4, 2013, the Brazil-Azerbaijan Friendship Group was established at the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies. The president of the friendship group is MPClaudio Cajado.[10]
On May 27 - June 2, 2013,Nelson Pelegrino, President of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and National Defense of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of Brazil and MP Claudio Cajado and MP Urzeni Rocha visited Azerbaijan to take part in the World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue.[11]
Four deputies, including President of the Brazil-Azerbaijan Friendship Group, Cláudio Cajado, paid a visit to Azerbaijan to attend the 3rd Baku International Humanitarian Forum held October 31-November 1, 2013.[12]
On March 16–18, 2015, members of the National Assembly of the Republic of Azerbaijan Asim Mollazade,Mukhtar Babayev, and Aslan Jafarov paid an official visit to Brazil.[13]
Atila Lins, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Secretariat of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies visited Azerbaijan on September 15–16, 2015.[14]
On March 5, 2016, an Azerbaijani-Brazilian Working Group was established in the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The head of the working group is MP Asim Mollazade.[15]
At the Cultural Center of the Bank of Brazil (Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil), Azerbaijani films were shown in the capital Brazilia (6-11 August 2013), Rio de Janeiro (14-19 August 2013) and San Paolo (4-8 September 2013).[16]
On November 19, 2013, in honor of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of Brazil-Azerbaijan diplomatic relations, a concert was held in the Brazilian capital, led by People's Artist MaestroYalchin Adigozalov.[17]
On December 11, 2014, the work of the Azerbaijani playwright, playwrightIlyas Afandiyev staged at the Theater of the Rio de Janeiro of the Brazilian Ministry of Culture (FUNARTE).[18][19]
On November 17 - December 2, 2015, the first screening of Azerbaijani feature films took place at the Santander Cultures Cultural Center in Porto Alegre, Brazil.[20]
On March 9–13 and April 6–11, 2016, Azerbaijan Film Week was held in the Cultural Centers of the Bank of Brazil (CCBB) in São Paulo and Brazilia.[21]
In 2016, both nations signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in trade and investment areas.[22]
In 2017, trade between Azerbaijan and Brazil totaled US$160 million.[23] Azerbaijan's main exports to Brazil include: industrial fatty acids, oils, and alcohols. Brazil's main exports to Azerbaijan include: meat, tobacco, and machinery.[24] In 2013,Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) ordered four E-190 aircraft fromEmbraer and two E-170 aircraft from ECC Leasing (an Embraer subsidiary). The transaction reached a value of US$230 million.[1]
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