Kazakh official to discuss transit potential in Baku
Bakhytzhan Sagintayev, the first deputy prime minister of Kazakhstan, will discuss Azerbaijan’s transit potential in Baku next week, Almaz Burkutbayev, Kazakh ambassador to Azerbaijan, told reporters on February 12.
Sagintayev will meet with Azerbaijani Prime Minister Artur Rasizade in Baku, as well as visit the sea ports, including the port of Alat.
The ambassador further said that the transit of goods from Kazakhstan to Azerbaijan and the transit potential of both countries will be the topic of discussion.
Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Georgia and Ukraine have already signed a protocol on the establishment of preferential tariffs for cargo transportation via the Trans-Caspian transport corridor , and in February it is expected to sign the final one in order to resolve technical problems.
This should help to ensure the full commercial operation of the Trans-Caspian route in March 2016.
Three test container trains have been already launched via this corridor from China to Europe. The project has proved itself from such a reasonable side that even Ukraine decided to join in, allowing to reach Europe through Ukraine`s territory much faster. The test train runs from Ukraine to China for 18 days.
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