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By Aynur Jafarova

Representatives of Azerbaijan are attending the meeting of the working groups of TRACECA (transport corridor Europe - Caucasus - Asia) member countries, which kicked off in the Georgian capital Tbilisi on November 26.

The two-day event is dedicated to works conducted within the Logistics Processes and Motorways of the Sea (LOGMOS) project and finalizing conclusions and recommendations within the the LOGMOS Master Plan.

Azerbaijan is represented at the meeting by specialists of the Transport Ministry, Azerbaijan Shipping Company, Azerbaijan Railways and Baku International Sea Trade Port.

An official of the Azerbaijani Transport Ministry Ali Gasimov told Azerbaijan's Telegraph Agency the main purpose of the LOGMOS project is to assist the logistics infrastructure, cargo traffic in corridors, and stable development of multimodal transport in TRACECA.

Gasimov also said the participants of the event discussed the issues of cargo traffic with containers and trains and development of sea highways among the TRACECA member countries, access of the Silk Wind block trains to the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway, as well as joining of TRACECA member countries to the Viking train located between Odessa and Klaipėda ports.

These projects envisage development of transport relations and increase the cargo traffic dynamics among the initiator as well as regional countries.

Gasimov also said the participants of the event were informed about large projects implemented in Azerbaijan.

"We paid attention to the issue of future cooperation between the new International Sea Trade Port, construction in Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan's Aktau port," he said.

The event held with the support of the European Union (EU) was attended by representatives of over 10 countries.

TRACECA is an international transport program involving the European Union and 14 member-states of the Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia regions. It has a permanent Secretariat, financed by the European Commission, in Baku, Azerbaijan, and a regional office in Odessa, Ukraine. Since 2009 the organization has been entirely financed by member countries.

Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Iran, Moldova, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan participate in the TRACECA program.