BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 17. Azerbaijan plays a
key role in forming modern transport and transit routes between
Europe and Asia, Sevil Yahyayeva, Advisor to the Executive Director
of the Export and Investment Promotion Agency – AZPROMO, said
during the Azerbaijani-Uzbek Forum of Industrial and Economic
Zones, held within the framework of the 5th Tashkent International
Investment Forum (TIIF 2026), Trend's special correspondent reports.
She noted that the most important international corridors,
including the Middle Corridor and the North–South route, pass
through the territory of the country.
"Thanks to its strategic geographical location, Azerbaijan is
becoming an important logistics and transit hub of the region,
ensuring shorter delivery times and expanding trade relations
between China, Central Asia, the Caucasus, the Middle East, and
Europe," the AZPROMO representative said.
Yahyayeva emphasized that the Baku International Sea Trade Port
and the Alat Free Economic Zone (FEZ) form a modern multimodal
infrastructure for international trade and industrial
manufacturing.
"Industrial zones offer investors ready infrastructure and
preferential conditions for launching manufacturing activities,
while the Alat FEZ, located near the Baku International Sea Trade
Port and international transport corridors, creates additional
opportunities for the development of high-tech and export-oriented
businesses," she stated.
Yahyayeva noted that after the completion of the second phase of
expansion of the Baku International Sea Port, its cargo throughput
will reach 25 million tons and up to 500,000 containers per
year.
