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Azerbaijan–South Africa relations refer tobilateral relations betweenAzerbaijan andSouth Africa.
Cooperation is carried out in such areas as tourism, agriculture, shipbuilding, trade, finance, information and communication technologies, processing industry, military sphere,[1][2] pharmacology, energy,[3] mining,[4] education, trade, etc.[5]
Diplomatic relations between Azerbaijan and South Africa were established on April 29, 1992.[6]
The diplomatic mission of Azerbaijan to South Africa is located inPretoria.[6]
Azerbaijan's Extraordinary Ambassador to South Africa is Azad Naghiyev.[4] South Africa's Ambassador to Azerbaijan is Pule Isaako Malefane.[7]
There is a working group on inter-parliamentary relations between Azerbaijan and South Africa. Rasim Musabeyov is the head of the group from the Azerbaijani side.[8]
In May 1999, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Africa A. Soaid paid an official visit to Azerbaijan.
In June 2008, a delegation led by the first lady of South Africa,Zanele Mbeki, visited Azerbaijan to participate in the International forum "Expanding the role of women in intercultural dialogue".[9]
In February 2014, MFAElmar Mammadyarov visited South Africa. During the visit, a "Memorandum of understanding on regular diplomatic consultations between the government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the government of the Republic of South Africa" was signed.[10]
In November 2016, South African Minister of external relations and cooperation Maite Nkoana-Mashabane paid an official visit to Azerbaijan[11]
On February 26, 2018, a South African delegation led by Pule Malefane visited Azerbaijan. During the visit, the following documents were signed:
According to statistics, in 2017, the trade turnover between the two countries amounted to 7.16 million US dollars.[4]
According to theState Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan, in 2018, the volume of trade turnover between the countries amounted to 162754.2 million US dollars.[8]
In January 2018, at the initiative of the Institute of International Relations of South Africa (SAIIA), an international conference on the topic: "Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway (BTK) and Africa" was held in Pretoria[13]
The basis of exports from Azerbaijan: kerosene fuel for jet engines, electric motor parts, devices for measuring liquids and gases, etc.
The basis of exports from South Africa: pineapple, avocado, orange, tangerines, grapefruit, grapes, pears and quince, kiwi, peach, plum, fish, wire, wings, chrome ore, gold, other metal structures made of ferrous metals, etc.[8]
Currently, there are 5 South African companies operating in Azerbaijan.[14]
In 2012, the Central library of theUniversity of Pretoria hosted an exhibition dedicated to Azerbaijan.[15]
In November 2016, a Memorandum of understanding was signed between the leadership of the Diplomatic Academy under the Department of international relations and cooperation of South Africa andADA University.[8]
There is an organization called "The Friends of Azerbaijan" operates in South Africa.[16]
In the international arena, cooperation between countries is carried out within the framework of various international organizations such asNon-aligned Movement.[17]
The South African government supports and recognizes the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan.[16]
In September 2014, an agreement was signed between the South African companyParamount Group and the Azerbaijani company AirTechServices Corporation to establish Paramount Aerospace Azerbaijan in order to modernize helicopters and aircraft[18][19]
The National Space Agency of South Africa (SANSA) has installed a station for receiving signals from the low-orbit satellites "SPOT 6" and "SPOT 7" (AzerSky)[20]
Azerbaijan television and radio broadcasting (AzTV) and public television of Azerbaijan are cooperating with SABC (South African Broadcasting Corporation).[21]
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