Georgia: In a meeting held on Monday, April 4, between Levan Davitashvili, the Georgian Economy Minister, and Rashad Nabi Oglu Nabiyev, the Minister of Digital Development and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the leaders interacted to discuss the priority areas of the bilateral cooperation between Georgia and Azerbaijan in different transportation sectors.
As per the sources, the Economy Ministry of Georgia stated that both sides noted that “bilateral cooperation” between the nations facilitated the process of attracting cargo in the Europe-Asia transport corridor, which “eventually has a positive impact on the economies of both countries.”
At the conference, the importance of holding joint presentations on different regional and worldwide platforms, participating in profile exhibitions, and carrying out other activities was also highlighted.
According to the Ministry, Davitashvili and Nabiyev further discussed the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway and the protocol Georgia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan signed over the efforts of the governments to create the transportation corridor jointly.
During the meeting, the two officials discussed cooperation in the fields of communication and information technology, as well as the rising dynamics of containers transported via the BTK railway.
Furthermore, on March 31, the Economy Minister of Georgia announced a quadrilateral declaration on the Trans-Caspian East-West Middle Corridor that was signed by Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Kazakhstan, with the agreement highlighting the significance of measures to bolster the transit potential of the signatory states.
The need for infrastructure investments to improve the quality of transport operations along the route has also been emphasized in the agreement.
The Trans-Caspian East-West-Middle Corridor, also known as the Middle Corridor, starts in Turkey and runs across the Caucasus region, passing via Georgia, Azerbaijan, and the Caspian Sea before crossing Central Asia and reaching China. It runs via Georgia and Azerbaijan by rail and road before reaching the Caspian Sea, passing the Caspian transit corridor, and connecting to China through the Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan-Kyrgyzstan or Kazakhstan routes.
