BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 10. An agreement was
reached between Azerbaijan and Georgia on the exchange of 10,000
permit forms for transit shipments during the regular meeting of
the Joint Commission on International Road Transport between the
countries held in Baku on April 8-9, the statement of the State
Agency of Azerbaijan Automobile Roads says, Trend reports.


The meeting discussed the current status and development
prospects of international freight transportation by road between
the countries.


The agreement reached involves an exchange of an additional
10,000 permit forms for bilateral and transit shipments and 2,500
for transportation to/from a third country by 2026 for the purpose
of carrying out international cargo shipments.


Taking into account the analysis of statistical indicators and
the increasing cargo flow, the initial annual quota of permit forms
for 2027 was increased by 18% to 65,000 units for bilateral and
transit transportation, and by 50% to 7,500 units for
transportation to/from a third country.


The parties noted the dynamic development of bilateral
cooperation in the field of road transport, as well as the
significant increase in the volume of international cargo
transportation observed in recent times. In this regard, the need
to take additional measures to ensure the uninterrupted and
efficient operation of international cargo transportation by road
was emphasized.







The meeting noted that the Azerbaijani side is successfully
implementing the implementation of the electronic permit system
(e-permit) with Turkey, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan, and work on the
implementation of this system with Kazakhstan is in the final
stage.


The implementation of the e-permit system was considered
expedient to electronicize the permit forms exchanged with Georgia.
In this direction, an agreement was reached to establish a joint
technical working group and start relevant work from May 1 to
accelerate the implementation of the system.


The meeting concluded with the signing of a corresponding
protocol.


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