BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 18. Although Azerbaijan is a landlocked country, we have turned it into an important transport hub, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said addressing the Azerbaijan-Lithuania business forum, Trend reports.
"We have also discussed issues of cooperation in the transport sector. I believe that for business circles and for cooperation between our countries located quite far from each other, the existence of these sustainable transport routes is very important. We in Azerbaijan have been working on this for many years and have created a diversified transport network. I would call it a new transport map of the region, in the Caucasus, as well as along the Caspian Sea and in Asia. Taking advantage of our geographical location, we have created a modern infrastructure – a seaport, railway communications, several international airports, and highways. We are located on the East-West and North-South transport corridors. I can also tell you that Azerbaijan transports goods from north to west," Azerbaijani president said.
"We have invested heavily in infrastructure. However, it is clear that without good business relations with neighboring countries, no country, especially one like Azerbaijan, which has no access to the open sea, will be able to turn into a transit country. However, although Azerbaijan is a landlocked country, we have turned it into an important transport hub. The role of Azerbaijan will certainly increase even more, because we have recently received a number of new proposals from our neighbors on the use of our transport infrastructure. Of course, as I said, this will be very important for the cooperation between the business circles of Lithuania and Azerbaijan and the search for better ways of communication," the head of state said.