SHUSHA, Azerbaijan, July 14 (Xinhua) -- Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said Monday since Azerbaijan and China established a comprehensive strategic partnership, cooperation between the two countries has intensified significantly in political, economic, transport and other fields, with more Chinese companies operating in Azerbaijan.
At the opening ceremony of the 4th Shusha Global Media Forum, which opened Monday in the Azerbaijani city of Shusha, Aliyev told Xinhua that some Chinese companies have already made major investments in Azerbaijan, while others are participating in various infrastructure projects.
"During my state visit, I met with the executives of many of China's leading companies, and I am pleased that their operations in Azerbaijan are already yielding results. They work very efficiently, quickly, and to a very high standard," he said.
Aliyev said Azerbaijan is implementing numerous solar energy projects, noting that all solar panels installed in the country were manufactured in China. He added that a major Chinese company is currently implementing an investment project to build a solar panel manufacturing plant in Azerbaijan.
"Every solar panel you see in Azerbaijan, regardless of which company invested in the project, was manufactured in China. At present, manufacturers from no other country can compete with Chinese producers in terms of both price and quality," he said.
Aliyev also described the joint production of electric buses with Chinese automaker BYD, which are already operating on the streets of the city, as another important recent achievement in bilateral cooperation.
"We have buses in two colors: electric buses are green, while conventional buses are red. Naturally, the more green buses we have, the better," he said.
