Gabala hosts international forum of Silk Road countries
By Nazrin Gadimova
The 6th International Forum on the role of customs administrations
in promoting and facilitating trade among Silk Road countries is
underway in Gabala, Azerbaijan.
The forum, which opened on November 14, brings together customs
officials from Azerbaijan, Turkey, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, China,
Kyrgyzstan, Georgia, Italy, Moldova, Serbia and Uzbekistan, as well
as representatives of international organizations, including the
Asian Development Bank, World Customs Organization, International
Road Transport Union, Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States
and International Network of Customs Universities.
Head of the Azerbaijani State Customs Committee Aydin Aliyev,
Turkish Customs and Trade Minister Hayati Yazici, and Deputy
Secretary General of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking
States Gismat Gozalov made speeches at the event.
The main objective of the forum is simplification of customs
procedures at border checkpoints, the exchange of experience in the
transit systems of the Silk Road countries, and the cooperation in
the field of customs and business, etc.
At the end of the two-day forum, adoption of the Gabala Declaration
is planned.
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