BAKU, Azerbaijan, Aug. 15
By Leman Zeynalova – Development:
There are definitely good views for additional cooperation between Austria and Azerbaijan within the sphere of transportation, Austrian Federal Ministry for European and Worldwide Affairs advised Development.
“Austria has a powerful and energetic logistics sector. Azerbaijan is a vital hub on the Silk Highway. Austrian firms are energetic gamers within the transportation of cargo on the street. Moreover, Austria is a frontrunner within the transportation by rail, which is a sector with rising potential: rail cargo’s trains between Austria and China have already efficiently used the Silk Highway Connection through Azerbaijan in the previous couple of months.
There are definitely good views for additional cooperation between each nations on this area. Azerbaijan is strategically positioned on the centre of the southern department of the transcontinental railway hyperlinks. The Caspian seaport of Alat ought to supply further alternatives for development and connectivity,” stated the ministry.
In November 2019, ÖBB Rail Cargo Group – the freight division of Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB), the Port of Baku and the Dutch Cabooter Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collectively develop the Center Hall, which connects Europe and China through Turkey and Azerbaijan.
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