Baku, Azerbaijan, May 10
By Ilkin Shafiyev - Trend:
Baku International Sea Trade Port is an important project that makes a special contribution to the unification of Asia and Europe, Director General of Port & Harbor Bureau in Osaka (Japan) Hiromu Yabuuchi told Trend May 10 on the sidelines of the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) Baku 2018 World Ports Conference.
He said that until he arrived at the conference, he didn’t hear much about Baku, adding that in the last few days he got acquainted with the city and the Baku International Sea Trade Port project.
The geographical location allows the capital of Azerbaijan to be a bridge between Europe and Asia, Yabuuchi said, noting that Baku is a very important city in terms of international transportation.
In turn, Yuan Yue, deputy director general of Guangzhou Port Authority of China, said that the Azerbaijani government pays much attention to the development of transit potential, and in this context to the Baku International Sea Trade Port project.
The conference being held in Baku is one example of this, she said, adding that she hopes Azerbaijan will achieve great results in this direction.
Baku hosts World Ports Conference 2018 on May 8-11. The event is attended by port heads, government representatives, professors and experts from Europe, Japan, Iran, Georgia, Indonesia, Nigeria and other countries.
The participants of the event will discuss cargo transportation along the Silk Road, the development of transport hubs and the role of ports in this issue, as well as issues of multiculturalism, cultural differences in global logistics, the activities of free trade zones, intensification of competition among them and other topics.
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