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In the first 7 months of 2022, the transit through Azerbaijan increased by nearly 50 percent - President Ilham Aliyev

Politics Materials 16 September 2022 13:55 (UTC +04:00)
In the first 7 months of 2022, the transit through Azerbaijan increased by nearly 50 percent - President Ilham Aliyev

BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 16. In the first 7 months of 2022, the transit through Azerbaijan increased by nearly 50 percent, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said addressing the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states, Trend reports.

"I would like to inform colleagues about transit, transport and logistics capabilities of Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan has made significant contributions to the launch of regional connectivity projects such as East-West and North-South transportation corridors.

Currently, Baku International Trade Seaport have the handling capacity of 15 million tons of cargo per year, which can be increased up to 25 million tons.

In the first 7 months of 2022, the transit through Azerbaijan increased by nearly 50 %.

Azerbaijan has the largest civilian cargo fleet in the Caspian Sea with 52 ships. The Baku Shipyard can produce all types of ships.

During the last 20 years 19.000 km of highways and 1400 km of railroads were either built or extensively repaired in Azerbaijan. Today Azerbaijan is building thousands of kilometers of highways and hundreds of kilometers of railroads in the liberated territories after the victory in the Second Karabakh War of 2020.

Azerbaijan has one of the largest civilian air cargo fleets in our region with 18 planes.

By the end of 2024, the number of international airports in Azerbaijan will increase from today’s 7 to 9," the head of state said.

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