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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.

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...

12th meeting of the Joint Intergovernmental Ukrainian-Azerbaijani Commission on Economic Cooperation

On January 31, 2020, the 12th meeting of the Joint Intergovernmental Ukrainian-Azerbaijani Commission on Economic Cooperation took place in Kyiv. The...

Baku port reports increased cargo in 2019

In 2019, the volume of cargo at the “Baku International Sea Trade Port” CJSC (Port of Baku) increased by 7,2% compared to 2018 (3.78 million tons) reaching...

Joint Intergovernmental Ukrainian-Azerbaijani Commission on Economic Cooperation meets in Kiev

Meeting between the Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Vladislav Krikli and the Minister of Energy of Azerbaijan Parviz Shahbazov – January 31, 2020...

Ukraine supports further transport cooperation with Azerbaijan

Ukraine should become an international transport hub, Vladislav Krykliy – January 30, 2020 Ukraine needs to become an international transport hub and...

Caspian Sea littoral states meet to discuss cooperation

On January 27, 2020, the sixth meeting of authorized representatives of the Caspian littoral states for discussing the draft Protocol on cooperation in the...

China and Turkey use Baku port as transit point

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) January 10, 2020 – China has started shipping dried fruits to Turkey via the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway. In late...

Trans-Caspian International Transport Route expands regular container line at the Caspian Sea

Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (Middle Corridor) expands regular container line at the Caspian Sea – December 12, 2019 On December 9-10,...

Ukraine promotes improved transport corridors with Azerbaijan

Development of transport corridors through liberalization of transport is our first priority – Vladislav Krykliy, Minister of Infrastructure –...

Ukraine presents investment projects to Azerbaijan

Vladislav Krykliy presented projects for investments to Azerbaijani colleagues – December 17, 2019 On December 17, 2019, Minister of Infrastructure...

Ambassador of Azerbaijan visits Genoa port

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) December 17, 2019 – President Paolo Emilio Signorini, Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP...

Joint statement by the heads of government of GUAM member states

GUAM Organization for Democracy and Economic Development, Kiev – December 12, 2019 We, the Heads of Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Georgia,...

2nd meeting of the heads of customs administrations of GUAM member states in Kiev

GUAM Organization for Democracy and Economic Development – December 12, 2019 On December 12, 2019, the second meeting of the Heads of Customs...

Multimodal transport and digital transport corridors to develop trade between GUAM countries

Multimodal transport and digital transport corridors will facilitate the rapid movement of goods between GUAM countries and the development of our economies,...

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