<div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today sought increased business and trade with Azerbaijan as its non-resident ambassador Elchin Huseynli called on him at the State Guest House Jamuna here.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“The chief adviser called Azerbaijan "a good friend" and sought increased business and trade between Bangladesh and Azerbaijan”, his press wing said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Prof Yunus also recalled his long relationships with the Azerbaijani people, its leadership, and universities.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The upcoming COP-29 summit in Baku, and energy, trade, business cooperation, planned air services agreement between the two countries were discussed during the meeting as well.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The chief adviser is expected to join the COP- 29 summit in the Azerbaijan capital, where at least 32,000 people will descend to mainly discuss the thorny issue of climate finance.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ambassador Huseynli also stressed the need for deeper trade ties between two countries as Baku is seeking "new opportunities" and ways for opening up doors for more businesses.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">He said a foreign office consultation between the two countries was held in Baku in June.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Azerbaijan has sought to sign an air services agreement with Bangladesh, he added.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>