Jan 26, 2007 BBC Monitoring

The Azerbaijani government is considering seriously RAO UES [Unified Energy System of Russia] proposals concerning cooperation in the electric power industry.

At a recently held presentation, the Russian company offered its willingness to manage Azerbaijan's energy network, improve its generating capacity and modernize the Mingacevir and Ali-Bayramli power plants, Day.az has quoted Yuriy Shchedrin, the head of the Russian trade representative office in Azerbaijan, as telling journalists on the sidelines of the meeting organized by the Caspian Integration Business Club (CIBC).

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