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Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan is a country on the Western coastline of the Caspian Sea and North of Iran. In recent years it has developed its energy resources and is a leading exporter of oil and gas. Its key seaport is its capital Baku which has developed into a regional trade hub between Asia and Europe.

Turkmenistan leads Caspian Sea-Black Sea transport corridor discussion

On May 7, 2020, a quadrilateral, virtual working meeting was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan on the project of intergovernmental...

Aktau and Kuryk port traffic to Azerbaijan down in Q1 2020

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) May 1, 2020 – Total cargo traffic transshipped to Azerbaijan via Kazakhstan’s Aktau and Kuryk ports was 475,000 tons of...

Turkey: Minister KaraismailoÄŸlu – The freight train is on its way to sister countries

News – Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure – April 18, 2020 Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Adil KaraismailoÄŸlu stated that foreign...

Baku transports bulk cargo in containers

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) April 14, 2020 – Baku Port has started handling bulk cargo transported by container as part of a cooperation between ADY...

Turkey ratifies Lapis Lazuli transport corridor route

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 14, 2020 – The Resmi Gazete, the national and only official journal of the country that publishes the new...

AzerTelecom looks to regional fibre optic development

AzerTelecom, a leading internet service provider that connects Azerbaijan to the international internet network, has the potential to build a digital economy...

Azeri Minister meets with Israeli Ambassador

Azeri Minister Ramin Guluzade meets with Israeli Ambassador – March 10, 2020 Minister of Transport, Communications and High Technologies Ramin Guluzade...

Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan discuss expanding cooperation

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) March 16, 2020 – President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has an official visit to Azerbaijan, hosted by...

Baku port and OSCE launch ports project

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) March 16, 2020 – Baku International Sea Trade Port (Port of Baku) and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in...

Kazakhstan restricts ships from Azerbaijan and Iran due to coronavirus

Kazakhstan imposes restrictions on ships from Azerbaijan and Iran due to coronavirus – March 12, 2020 The Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine received...

Georgia’s Natia Turnava meets Azerbaijani Minister of Economy Mikael Jabarov in Baku

Georgian and Azeri ministers discuss transport corridors – February 28, 2020 “We discussed joint logistics projects with the Minister of Economy of...

TRACECA discusses transport corridor development with Georgia

Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) February 27, 2020 – Asset Assavbayev, Secretary General of the PS IGC TRACECA, has visited Georgia and met with Natela...

Memorandum of understanding signed between Baku International Sea Trade Port and Genoa port

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) February 26, 2020 – Genoa port has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Baku International Sea Trade Port of...

Ukraine supports digitization of GUAM transport corridor

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 25, 2020 – Ukraine will facilitate the digitization of the GUAM transport corridor, said Minister of...

International North–South Transport Corridor attracts further regional interest

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) February 25, 2020 – Both Iran and Pakistan have shown interest in becoming linked to the International North–South...

TRACECA discusses transport in Azerbaijan

On February 21, 2020, within the framework of the Chairmanship of Azerbaijan in the IGC TRACECA, a working meeting was held at the Headquarters of the PS IGC...

Italy-Azerbaijan Business Forum takes place in Rome, nine agreements signed, including ports

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) February 24, 2020 – The Italy-Azerbaijan Business Forum was held at the Farnesina, consolidating relations between...

Trieste and Baku ports sign agreement to boost trade

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) February 24, 2020 – Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has returned home after a state visit to Italy, and and various...

Digital Route seminar held in Aktau port including OSCE participation

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) February 11, 2020 – The Digital Route project has held a seminar in the port of Aktau, Kazakhstan, with the participation...

Prime Minister of Georgia, Minister of Economy of Azerbaijan discuss bilateral economic cooperation

Georgia – Prime Minister’s Press Office – February 10, 2020 The positive dynamics of economic cooperation between Georgia and Azerbaijan and...

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