Türkiye simplifies customs operations with Azerbaijan and Georgia
The Turkish President approved a document on simplifying customs procedures with Azerbaijan and Georgia along the railway route.
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Erdogan approves Baku-Tbilisi-Kars customs agreement
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan approved an agreement between Türkiye, Azerbaijan and Georgia “on the preliminary exchange of data to facilitate customs transit operations within the framework of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway …
Ilham Aliyev: Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway project beneficial to many countries
Ilham Aliyev stated that the development of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway would be beneficial to many regional players. According to him, it is important to increase the road's capacity to five million tons.
Natalia Zadonskaya: Ilham Aliyev plays key role in success of Azerbaijan’s logistics
The end of the previous era in the history of the republic associated with restoring territorial integrity and removing the separatist regime was declared by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on January 10. The turn of the era is the time to evaluate future prospects and summarize net results
Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway to be expanded in Georgia
The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway will be expanded on the territory of Georgia
Azerbaijan, Türkiye and Georgia sign agreement on custom procedures simplification
A meeting of a Trilateral Committee on Customs Issues between the governments of Azerbaijan, Türkiye and Georgia was held on August 18. At the meeting, an agreement between the parties was signed on the exchange of primary …
Kazakhstan Ministry of Energy denies plans to pump oil through Azerbaijan
Kazakh Energy Minister Bolat Akchulakov denies rumours that starting from autumn Kazakh oil will be pumped through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline in the amount of 1.5 mln tons, the Kazakh news agency Capital reports with a reference to …
Islam Kuraev: "Everyone will benefit from the development of Kazakhstan's relations with Turkey and Azerbaijan"
This week, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev paid a visit to Turkey, where he held talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Following the meeting, it was decided to move the two countries to the expanded strategic …
South Caucasus may become Eurasia's main transit corridor
The Ukrainian crisis has delivered a second major shock to the global economy after the coronavirus pandemic
Rising Strategic Role of Azerbaijan and Turkiye in Euro-Asian economic relations
According to Anadolu Agency, role of Azerbaijan as gas provider and Turkiye as a credible …
Azerbaijan becomes regional transportation hub
Recent geo-political processes in the South Caucasus and around the world significantly affect Eurasia’s transportation network by changing the roles and positions of its participants
What and how Turkey delivers to liberated Azerbaijani territories
Karabakh route was added to the freight transportation on the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) Railway Line between Turkey and Azerbaijan
Global significance of Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway constantly growing – Turkey’s President
The global significance of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway line is constantly growing, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at a meeting of the Transport and Communications Council, Trend reports. According to Erdogan, …
Freight transport on BTK railway to see exponential growth annually
The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars Railway (BTK) – a massive project that kicked off in 2017 connecting Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan plus Europe to Central Asia and China – is set to transport more goods each year thanks to the Kars …
Azerbaijan launches new railway to facilitate inland travel
The government is investing in railway infrastructure to facilitate safe and easy cargo and passenger transportation
Trans-Caspian International Transport Route may become alternative to Suez Canal
The Trans-Caspian International Transport Route came in the spotlight after one of the world’s largest container ships, Ever Given, lodged in the Suez Canal, halting maritime traffic for a week and causing billions of dollars in losses, Caspian News writes. The Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea and provides the shortest sea link between Asia and Europe, with about 12 percent of total global trade moving through it
Cenk Eynehan: Turkish builders to play key role in reconstructing Nagorno-Karabakh
As for the preferential trade agreement, the ultimate aim is to ink a free trade agreement
Turkey-Azerbaijan trade to reach $15B
An increase in the mutual investments and commissioning of a free trade agreement (FTA) could easily pave the way for Turkey and Azerbaijan to reach as much as $15 billion (TL 121 billion) in bilateral trade volume, Turkey’s Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan said Friday. Pekcan's remarks came as she and the accompanying delegation arrived in Baku to meet with Azerbaijani officials and hold talks on bilateral relations, Daily Sabah writes
Azerbaijan and China: reasons for mutual interest
April 2 marks the 29th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Azerbaijan. The two countries know that they need each other, and as worthy and trusted members of the international community, they honestly and conscientiously fulfill all their obligations towards each other. In particular, Azerbaijan and China recognize each other's territorial integrity and wholly reject separatism, CGTN writes
Nakhchivan prepares South Caucasus for railway revolution
A new rail line connecting Azerbaijan with its exclave of Nakhchivan promises to revolutionize transportation in the Caucasus and could have broad ramifications further afield, David O’Byrne, an Istanbul-based journalist who covers energy, writes for Eurasianet. In February, a camouflage-clad Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev laid the foundation for a new 100-kilometer stretch of railroad across southern Azerbaijan, along the Iranian border, in territory that Azerbaijan took back from Armenia after the war last year. “This railroad has enormous strategic significance,” he said
