Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov.22

By Maksim Tsurkov - Trend:

TRACECA (Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia) has transported 39.3 million tons of cargo through Azerbaijan's territory in Jan.-Sept. 2015, compared to 43.3 million tons in the same period of 2014, said a report issued by Azerbaijan's State Statistical Committee.

Of the total volume of transported cargo, 58.2 percent accounted for road transport, 29.8 percent - railway and 12 percent - maritime transport, said the report.

This is while 18.3 percent of transported cargo accounted for transit cargo.

TRACECA is an international cooperation program in the field of transport between the EU and partner countries in Eastern Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia. The organization has a permanent secretariat in Baku.

TRACECA member states are Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Moldova, Romania, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Iran.

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