(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 17. Azerbaijan has
the potential to become the essential transportation hub for all
the countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO),
former US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Matthew Bryza told Trend .
'Azerbaijan has already been playing a crucial role for decades
in east to west transportation,' Bryza stated.
As he noted, Azerbaijan is playing a huge role in terms of
connecting Caspian oil and natural gas resources with European
markets.
'Meanwhile, Azerbaijan can further boost its role of a transport
hub, if Armenia were to implement the agreements it signed up for
after the second Karabakh war, particularly the statement of
January 11, 2021, in which Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Russia pledged
to work together for developing transport infrastructure. But, as
we've seen lately, Armenia hasn't wanted to move ahead with the
peace process,' Bryza said.
He noted that Azerbaijan could be a key connector to arrange the
supply of commodities that are so important for the global economy
and shortages of which are contributing to high inflation rates
around the world.
'Nevertheless, Azerbaijan is now playing a really big role for
the SCO countries moving goods from East Asia to Europe,' Bryza
stressed.
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