(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Vugar Khalilov
Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov stated that the
Azerbaijan-Turkiye-Kazakhstan trilateral format will play an
efficient role in strengthening regional security, stability, and
cooperation, Azernews reports.
Bayramov made the remarks at the first trilateral meeting of the
foreign and transport ministers of Azerbaijan, Turkiye, and
Kazakhstan on June 27 in Baku.
“Against the background of growing threats to global security,
our trilateral cooperation is of great importance. Transport and
communication are areas where we will interact more closely,”
Bayramov said.
The minister stressed that Azerbaijan's new goal is to achieve
stability in the region.
Underlining the importance of the first meeting of the foreign
and transport ministers, Bayramov stated that the meeting gave an
opportunity to explore the potential for furthering cooperation in
the fields of transportation and communications between the three
nations, which have a strong bilateral and multilateral
collaboration.
'During the discussions, we focused on the development of the
Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (Middle Corridor) and
the existing freight traffic in this direction. We paid special
attention to the existing problems, the directions of expanding our
transport and communication cooperation in this region in order to
eliminate the narrow straits, on the other hand, very interesting
new valuable ideas and proposals were voiced,' the minister
said.
He added that the parties discussed regional issues and
exchanged views, especially in the field of transport and
communications.
'In the context of the discussions, the potential expansion of
the Baku-Tbilisi gas pipeline was also discussed. Various projects
with the European Union, including the Trans-Caspian fiber-optic
project, were put forward. Transport issues in Eastern Zangazur and
Karabakh were also discussed. It is in this context that the full
support to this project was given. The Baku Declaration signed
today will make a great contribution to the development of serious
cooperation,' Bayramov highlighted.
Addressing the event, Kazakh Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tleuberdi
stated that efforts would be made to further promote and facilitate
transit traffic through the Trans-Caspian to increase the role of
the Middle Corridor.
He stressed the importance of the achievements in cooperation
aimed at attracting additional volumes of cargo to the Middle
Corridor, including the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway.
Speaking about the importance of developing relations between
the three brotherly countries in the region, Turkish Foreign
Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that the trilateral meeting is very
important in terms of creating new opportunities.
“Relations between Azerbaijan and Turkiye are developing in all
areas. We want to further expand opportunities in the energy sector
with Azerbaijan,' he stressed.
A joint Baku Declaration was signed at the end of the trilateral
meeting. It was noted that the Baku Declaration will bolster
cooperation between the three countries in the field of transport
and communications, as well as contribute to expanding the transit
potential of our countries.
The new trilateral format, created by the joint efforts of the
three countries, will prove to be an efficient mechanism for
strengthening security, stability and cooperation at both the
regional and broader levels, the ministers emphasized.
The first trilateral meeting of the foreign and transport
ministers of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Turkiye was held in Baku
on June 27, at the initiative of Azerbaijan.
The next trilateral meeting between Azerbaijan, Turkiye, and
Kazakhstan will be held in Kazakhstan.
The Trans-Caspian International Transport Corridor was
established in February 2014 with the participation of relevant
structures of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Georgia. Later, Ukraine,
Romania, and Poland joined the project.
At present, the route starts at the Chinese-Kazakh border,
passes through Kazakhstan, the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan, and
Georgia, and extends to Europe. A single tariff, the
'one-stop-shop' principle is applied along the entire route.
In the current context of growing threats to global security,
stability, and economic development, strengthening cooperation
between the three countries in the transport and communications
sectors is of great importance in terms of preventing and reducing
risks and challenges at the regional level.
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