BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 15. Azerbaijan is
becoming an increasingly important logistics hub connecting Europe,
Central Asia, China and the Middle East, an official from the
Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Agency (AZPROMO) said,
Trend's
correspondent reports from the event.
Speaking at the Azerbaijan-Slovakia Business Forum in Baku, Emin
Guliyev, head of the Investor Relations Department at AZPROMO’s
Investment Promotion Division, said Azerbaijan plays an important
role in global transport routes by helping reduce time and
costs.
"As global supply chains diversify, Azerbaijan is becoming an
increasingly important logistics hub connecting Europe, Central
Asia, China and the Middle East. Azerbaijan plays an important role
in global transport routes, providing time and cost savings of up
to 70% between China and Europe, while the North-South Corridor
reduces delivery times by up to 60% compared with traditional
routes," he said.
Guliyev said that more than 21,000 kilometers of roads and
highways have been built or reconstructed in Azerbaijan as part of
efforts to develop transport infrastructure. The country operates
nine international airports, including three newly built airports
in territories that were previously under occupation.
He noted that Azerbaijan’s railway infrastructure includes the
Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway, which connects the Caspian region with
Europe. Meanwhile, the Baku International Sea Trade Port, the
largest port on the Caspian Sea, has an annual handling capacity of
15 million metric tons of cargo, with potential for further
expansion.
