The opening of all communications is an important issue in the post-conflict settlement, and this was reflected in the trilateral statement signed by the President of Russia, the Prime Minister of Armenia and me on November 10 last year. The existing modern infrastructure and transport will allow Azerbaijan to implement projects in our territories in a relatively short time. Because today we already have a diversified transport network. Azerbaijan is a landlocked country. Nevertheless, we have managed to create one of the most important transport and logistics hubs in Eurasia.
The statement came from Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at a joint press conference with EU Council President Charles Michel in response to a journalist’s question, AZERTAC reported.
Speaking about the importance of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway, East-West and North-South transport corridors, the head of state said: “I have recently been informed that the first cargo has already been delivered from Finland to India via Azerbaijan. Undoubtedly, the volume of cargo to be transported through Azerbaijan via both East-West and North-South transport corridors will increase. Because we have established good bilateral relations with all our close neighbors and countries in the region. In addition, political and economic stability in Azerbaijan also helps us.
President Ilham Aliyev noted that we are currently in the active stage of building infrastructure in the liberated territories, where everything has been destroyed. Three international airports will be built there. First, the airport in Fizuli will be commissioned by the end of the year. Second, the airport in Zangilan will be ready next year and the international airport in Lachin in 2023. Thus, the number of international airports in Azerbaijan will reach 9.
“We also have the largest navy in the Caspian region. This allows us to increase the transportation of goods from East to West and vice versa. We recently inaugurated the Alat International Trade Port, which has a capacity of 10 million tons and the potential to increase to 25 million tons. This is one of the most important elements of our logistics and transport network, “he said.
Source: Azerbaijan State News Agency