A meeting was held with representatives of contractor companies.

On September 5, a meeting was held between the State Customs Committee and representatives of SOCAR and BP's contractor companies. Speaking at the meeting, the Chairman of the State Customs Committee, Customs Service Lieutenant General Shahin Baghirov, talked about the successful oil strategy implemented in our country, stating that the "Contract of the Century," signed as a result of the visionary policy of National Leader Heydar Aliyev, was a very significant historical event in the socio-political and economic life of independent Azerbaijan. It was noted that President Ilham Aliyev confidently continued the policy of the Great Leader, laying the foundation for a new stage in Azerbaijan's socio-political, socio-economic, and cultural development, and successfully implemented the oil strategy. Large investments were made in this important and strategically significant sector, and the exploitation of new oil fields began. As a result of the rapid increase in oil and gas production in Azerbaijan, the country became a major oil and gas exporter in the region and the world. The event also discussed BP and the companies working with it in the implementation of social and infrastructure projects in Azerbaijan. Additionally, the existing relations between customs authorities and companies operating in the oil and gas sector were touched upon, as well as recent improvements in the customs system, innovations implemented, strategic goals, priority directions, and ongoing and planned projects were discussed. Following this, questions related to "systems and tools," "regulatory requirements," "processes and procedures," "duties and payments," "release capacity and efficiency" were answered by company representatives, some situational issues were discussed, and the importance of further developing customs-business relations in the next stages was emphasized, and opinions and suggestions were heard. It should be noted that within the framework of the event, a meeting was also held between the leadership of the State Customs Committee and the delegation led by BP's Regional President for Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey, Gary Jones.

Press and Public Relations Department of the State Customs Committee