“Another important direction of our cooperation is interaction in the sphere of transportation and transit,” said President Ilham Aliyev as he addressed the meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia and the Republic of Azerbaijan in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan.

“The increase of the throughput capacity of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway from 1 million to 5 million tons, the measures taken to expand the annual throughput capacity of the Alat International Trade Seaport from 15 million to 25 million tons, the orders for new vessels for Azerbaijan's commercial fleet at the Caspian Sea, as well as the infrastructure projects being carried out by the Central Asian countries, further increase the practical significance of the Middle Corridor,” the head of state emphasized.

“Investment projects with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan are in full swing. Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan-Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijan-Uzbekistan joint investment funds have already been established. The Digital Silk Road project, which is underway, will contribute to the development of digital infrastructure and digital security,” President Ilham Aliyev added.