President Ilham Aliyev: Azerbaijan is already a transit country

12:36 - 2.03.2020


March 2, Fineko/abc.az. In 2018, we already organized the official opening of the Southern Gas Corridor in Baku - Sangachal Terminal, and in June gas from TANAP reached the Turkish market. Last November TANAP reached European borders. The TAP project execution has been finished by 92%.

ABC.AZ reports that the statement was made by President Ilham Aliyev at the 6th Ministerial Meeting within the framework of the SGC Advisory Council held in Baku last week. He noted that the Advisory Council played a very important role in the implementation of this project.

"As we meet every year not only in Baku. Numerous meetings and consultations are arranged during the year, and important decisions are made to promote the project," the head of state stressed.

According to the country’s leader, Azerbaijan has become a reliable transit country during this time: "Azerbaijan has become not only a supplier, but also a transit country. Countries located on the Eastern coast of the Caspian Sea transport their hydrocarbon resources to international markets through the territory of Azerbaijan. Also, oil produced by Russian companies in the Caspian Sea sector of this country is transported to international markets through our system - Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan. Thus, we are already a transit country. I’m sure our role as a transit country is going to increase. This also stimulated the rapid development of the transport sector in Azerbaijan. Today, this sector is modern and efficient, it will help strengthen our position, such as a Eurasian transport hub".

 

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