BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 14. Azerbaijan has
established a temporary customs control zone at the Baku Olympic
Stadium to manage goods entering the country for the 13th session
of the World Urban Forum (WUF13), Trend reports.


This was reflected in the report on the Cabinet of Ministers’
activities in 2025, which was discussed at a plenary session of the
Azerbaijani Parliament.


The measure is intended to streamline customs oversight and
speed up the clearance of equipment and materials brought into the
country for the international event scheduled to take place in
Baku. Details of the arrangement were included in a report on the
activities of the Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan in 2025 that
was discussed during a plenary session of the Parliament of
Azerbaijan.


The report also outlined broader efforts to upgrade border and
customs infrastructure across the country. Project documentation
has been prepared for the construction of the South-Astara state
border checkpoint, and land designated for the facility has already
been acquired, with work underway to change the land’s official
use. Authorities are also acquiring land to reconstruct and expand
infrastructure at the Red Bridge border crossing.


Plans have been prepared for the Alat state border checkpoint
and submitted through the electronic construction portal of the
State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture of Azerbaijan.
An additional 20 hectares of land has been allocated at the site to
accommodate import and export terminals.







Construction of the passenger crossing line at the Lekin border
checkpoint has been completed, while work is continuing at the
Julfa customs post after project documents for finishing previously
incomplete structures were prepared and approved.


Authorities also completed construction work on unfinished
structures at a TIR parking facility near the Sadarak customs post.
Renovation and reconstruction projects are underway at the
administrative building of the Main Customs Department for Air
Transport, alongside the construction of temporary storage
warehouses at the Sumgayit Customs Department and planned major
repairs at the New Sangachal and Yevlakh customs posts.


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