Uzbekistan Supports Azerbaijan's Initiative To Open Zangazur Corridor - Deputy Minister (Exclusive)
Date
5/19/2023 1:01:52 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 19. Uzbekistan supports
Azerbaijan's initiative to open the Zangazur corridor, Deputy
Minister of transport of Uzbekistan Abdusamat Muminov told trend in an exclusive interview.
As he pointed out, thanks to this project, the transportation of
Uzbek goods through the territory of Azerbaijan will increase
significantly.
"Uzbekistan has always supported and will continue to support
Azerbaijan's initiatives to develop transport links. The Zangazur
corridor is a very important project in this regard. According to
our initial estimates, the Zangazur corridor will provide an
opportunity for the transportation of about 5-10 million tons of
cargo. The advantage of this transport route also lies in its
geographical convenience. If other routes pass through the
highlands, this corridor is more gentle, respectively, it becomes
possible to transport more cargo in a shorter period. We hope that
as soon as the Azerbaijani side completes its part of the work, our
Turkish colleagues will also join in and complete the railway from
their side. Further, the goods can be transported by road.
Uzbekistan is always ready to support this project, and I am sure
that we will increase the number of transported goods along this
route," Muminov said.
The deputy minister added that Uzbekistan is currently actively
working on the reorientation of its cargo in the Azerbaijani
direction.
"Uzbekistan is reorienting cargo in the Azerbaijani direction,
thus developing the potential of the [Trans-Caspian International
Transport Route] Middle corridor. To date, we are very actively
using the transport potential of Azerbaijan, the possibilities of
the Baku International Commercial Sea Port, and in particular for
the import of sugar," he added.
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