The delegation led by Deputy Minister of Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Türkiye Dr. Ömer Fatih Sayan visited the Port of Baku.

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The delegation of the Republic of Türkiye who are on the business trip to participate in the first meeting of the Azerbaijan-Turkey working group on transport and communications held in Baku on June 29-30, 2022, paid a visit to the Port of Baku. During the visit the delegation of Türkiye had a meeting with the Director-General of the Port, Dr. Taleh Ziyadov, as well as the senior staff of the port. According to the program of the visit the guests also got acquainted with the port operations in Alat.
During the meeting, they discussed the implementation of streamlined cargo transportation between Europe and Asia through the Port of Baku, which plays a leading role in coordination of regional transportation corridors. The participants of the meeting also conversed about possibilities of further expansion of this strategy. Deliberating opportunities to maximize the transit potential of Azerbaijan through the Middle Corridor, a transport route between East and West, which is robustly gaining trust and attention on the global level also was amongst the talking points of the meeting.
The delegation also represented by leading transport companies of Türkiye, stressed that the existing relations between Türkiye and Azerbaijan in the field of transport and logistics make significant contributions to the overall economy of the region and promise great prospects.