Nargiz Gurbanova made the remarks at the 13th World Urban Forum (WUF13), the UN's flagship urban policy event held every two years, which opened in the Azerbaijani capital Baku on Monday and runs until Friday.
Speaking with the Polish news agency PAP, the ambassador said the conference presented an opportunity to strengthen bilateral economic ties.
She named Poland's GreenEvo programme, which promotes Polish environmental technologies, as a strong basis for partnership.
Azerbaijan is currently pursuing large-scale green transition and smart city projects, Gurbanova said, and believes Polish innovations could contribute to those efforts.
Azerbaijani institutions have already reviewed a list of Polish green technology firms shared through the GreenEvo framework, and work on establishing cooperation with a selected group has begun.
The ambassador pointed to last October's Polish-Azerbaijani Economic Forum in Warsaw, held alongside an intergovernmental commission meeting, as a sign of growing momentum.
More than 130 business representatives attended, covering sectors including transport, agriculture, energy, logistics and food production.
A bilateral cooperation plan through 2027 was agreed at the same meeting.
Agriculture has emerged as one of the fastest-growing areas of cooperation.
In the first 11 months of last year, Polish agri-food exports to Azerbaijan reached EUR 21.3 million, covering products such as chocolate and cocoa goods, sugar syrups, processed and frozen vegetables, and dairy.
On energy, Gurbanova noted that Azerbaijan exports more than 25 billion cubic metres of natural gas annually to 16 countries, including 10 EU member states.
Under an EU-Azerbaijan strategic energy partnership, gas exports to Europe are expected to rise to around 20 billion cubic metres a year by 2027.
She said this offered Poland opportunities for energy import diversification.
Beyond gas, Azerbaijan is also developing a Caspian-Black Sea-Europe Green Energy Corridor, estimated at USD 2 billion, aimed at exporting renewable energy to European markets.
Poland previously hosted a World Urban Forum conference in its southern city of Katowice in 2022.
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Source: PAP