BAKU, Azerbaijan, Dec. 25
By Sadraddin Aghjayev - Trend:
Azerbaijan’s Zangazur corridor has great potential for integration with the routes of the Turkic-speaking countries, Azerbaijani MP Hikmat Babaoglu told Trend.
“While speaking about the transport sector of the Karabakh region, first of all, it is necessary to stress the potential of the Zangazur corridor,” Babaoglu added.
“This transport corridor is the shortest route for the transportation of goods from China to Europe, it will connect our country with Turkey,” the MP said.
Babaoglu added that this corridor is the middle of the Great Silk Road, beginning from China and ending in the European countries.
“The opening of this corridor will allow transiting goods from China to Europe through our country faster, as well as reduce the burden on other routes,” the MP said. “This also shows that the cost of goods which are transported via China-Europe and Europe-China routes will be greatly reduced.”
The MP also stressed that e-commerce is rapidly growing between Azerbaijan and Turkey.
“The transportation of consumer goods via e-commerce through the Zangazur corridor will also reduce the cost of goods and increase the trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Turkey,” the MP said.
Babaoglu said that the integration of the Zangazur corridor with the route between the Central and Western Asian countries will stimulate mutual economic growth between Azerbaijan and those countries.
“Moreover, we know that the production capacity of the Turkic-speaking countries is about $1.5 trillion and the Zangazur corridor, being a transport corridor, has a huge potential for integrating the transportation of these goods,” the MP stressed.
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