Ever since talks over the re-opening of transportation routes in the region began, the issue of checkpoints has been a sticky consideration in negotiations.
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Azerbaijan is developing into a crucial transport node. In 2022, Azerbaijan Railways (ADY) saw a considerable increase in cargo transport in both East-West and North-South directions.
China Southern Airlines will resume its normal schedule of direct flights from China to Azerbaijan, the company's local branch said on Wednesday.
The “Middle Corridor”—a loosely defined trade route that spans the Central Asian steppe, the Caspian Sea, and the Caucasus mountains—has both engendered excitement and disappointment for almost two decades.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and AZANS, the Air Navigation Service Provider of Azerbaijan, have agreed to develop and implement an Azerbaijan National Airspace Strategy (NAS).
Lufthansa Technik is to provide component support services for Azerbaijan Airlines’ Boeing 787 Dreamliners under a five-year contract.
After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the West-led sanctions regime against Russia, coupled with Russian counter-sanctions, has affected everything from energy resources and logistics to banking transactions and customs procedures.
Azerbaijan's national air carrier (AZAL) is to expand its Baku to Europe route network by resuming flights to Barcelona. The first Baku-Barcelona-Baku flight will be operated on May 2, AZAL's press service reports.
Azerbaijan Airlines is pressing ahead with its fleet renewal, adding more Airbus A320neos and Boeing 787s by 2030.
Nippon Express Holdings has signed a memorandum with Silk Way West Airlines, a cargo airline in Azerbaijan, on Friday, December 23, 2022, to further develop and promote cooperation in air cargo transport.
Azerbaijan is developing into a crucial transport node. In 2022, Azerbaijan Railways (ADY) saw a considerable increase in cargo transport in both East-West and North-South directions.
While it was fear of Russia that prevented the Central Asian countries from showing an interest in the Middle Corridor, it is ironically the same Russian factor that has today led to the reinvigoration of this alternative to the Northern Corridor.
The interview of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev given to the local TV channels yesterday offered unique insights into how Azerbaijan will proceed in many economic and political aspects in the next years.
“Discussions about the Trans-Caspian pipeline have been going on for many years, but there is no result yet. The total throughput capacity of the Trans-Caspian pipeline is estimated at 30 billion cubic meters of gas. There are several key issues for the implementation of this project, one of which is who will finance this project,” said President Ilham Aliyev in his interview with local TV channels.
“Zangezur Corridor is not only an economic and transport project for us, it is also a strategic project. We are sure that the realization of this project is our natural right,” said President Ilham Aliyev as he was interviewed by local TV channels.
“We have been implementing projects in the field of transport for many years. The Russia-Ukraine war has enhanced the importance of our work,” said President Ilham Aliyev as he was interviewed by local TV channels.
Representatives of Azerbaijan, Iran and Russia will discuss the construction of the international transport corridor (ITC) "North - South" and the project of the Rasht-Astara railroad in Baku next week, Iranian media report.
Silk Way West Airlines has flown 100 yaks more than 2,000 kilometres from Kyrgyzstan to Azerbaijan as part of a wildlife reintroduction project.
On December 13, 2022, the First Trilateral Summit of the Heads of State of Azerbaijan, Turkiye and Turkmenistan was held in Ashgabat.
The governments of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, and Kazakhstan earlier in the year signed a declaration on improving the transportation potential throughout the region.
Georgia’s Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Levan Davitashvili, and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alexander Khvtisiashvili, visited Aktau, Kazakhstan, with a delegation to meet with representatives of Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Turkey and discuss the development of the Trans-Caspian Middle Corridor.
The volume of cargo passing through the Middle Corridor this year will be six times higher than last year, said Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Friday
In light of Russia’s increasing isolation from global markets due to a series of Western-led sanctions, the development of functional, secure, and integrated freight railway networks between Europe and Asia, beyond the territory of the Russian Federation, has come to dominate the discourse over the past several months.
Azerbaijan sees the Middle Corridor project as another opportunity to boost fruitful partnerships with China, Kazakhstan, and other parts of the landlocked Central Asian region.