Connectivity Along East-West, North-South Corridors Constitutes Important Area Of Co-Op Between Azerbaijan, SCO - President Ilham Aliyev
Date
7/4/2024 10:14:21 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, July 4. Connectivity along
East-West and North-South transportation corridors constitutes an
important area of cooperation between Azerbaijan and the SCO Member
States. The geographical location and substantial investments in
transport infrastructure have enabled Azerbaijan to become one of
the transport and logistics hubs in Eurasia, said President of
Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev as he addressed the SCO plus meeting in
Astana, Trend
reports.
"The annual handling capacity of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway –
an integral part of the Middle Corridor – has increased from 1
million tons to 5 million tons thanks to the Azerbaijani
investments. We are working with partner countries to ensure
digitalization of the Middle Corridor. Furthermore, Azerbaijan aims
to increase the annual capacity of the Alat International Sea Trade
Port from 15 million tons to 25 million tons," the head of state
noted.
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