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84 Turkish investors can increase their activities in this region by answering the need for production-oriented investment and contribute to dear Azerbaijan while doing so. According to the data of the Ministry of Industry and Tech- nology, today, 2,500 Azerbaijan-capitalised companies in Turkey do business for the whole world with $7 billion worth of direct investment. These companies mainly operate in the oil, chemistry, construction, tourism, retail, and wholesale trade sectors. Could you talk a little bit about Turkey- Azerbaijan Business Council’s upcoming activities? We aim to increase our activities for the upcoming period as the Turkey-Azerbaijan Business Council. We will work towards strengthening our relations and to raise our national economies with the motto, “One Nation with Two States.” We will pay visits to Azerbaijan and hold negotiations with institu- tions and organisations that we cooperate with. Our aim here is to learn about the current needs and talk to the business circles in Turkey about them, guiding to provide these needs as soon as possible. For example, we plan to organise the Azerbaijan Investment Road Show, for which we have prepared in the previous period but had to postpone. We also want to have the milyar dolarlık doğrudan yatırımla Türkiye üzerinden tüm dünyaya iş yapmaktadır. Bu firmaların sektörleri ise ağırlıklı olarak petrol, kimya, inşaat, turizm, toptan ve perakende ticaret üzerinde yoğunlaşmaktadır. We will work towards strengthening our relations and to raise our national economies with the motto, “One Nation with Two States.” INTERVIEW | RÖPORTAJ