Interview of the Swiss Federal Councillor Ulrich Maurer to Azeri media

Local news, 20.07.2016

The Federal Councillor of the Swiss Confederation, the Head of Federal Department of Finance Mr. Ulrich Maurer visited Baku on 15-16 July 2016. He had discussions with Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev, Minister of Finance Samir Sharifov and the Head of the Central Bank Elman Rustomov on bilateral and multilateral cooperation. Mr. Maurer also gave interview to local Trend news agency.

Federal Councillor Ulrich Maurer © Trend agency
Swiss Federal Councillor Ulrich Maurer

We had meetings with President Ilham Aliyev, finance minister and chairman of the Central Bank. Our dialogue focused on cooperation as part of our electoral group, cooperation in the banking sector and the further developments in connection with the fall in oil prices. During the dialogue, we noted that we equally evaluate the situation and we will take the necessary measures at all levels. As the situation is unstable, we have not made any concrete decision on any issue as further dialogue will be required in the future...

For the full interview click here.