Azerbaijan, India sign protocol
Azerbaijan and India have signed a protocol to exchange decrees ratifying the agreement on legal and judicial assistance in civil and commercial matters.
The protocol was undersigned by Azerbaijani deputy foreign minister Khalaf Khalafov and Indian ambassador Sanjay Rana.
Adressing the signing ceremony, Khalafov hailed the cooperation between the two countries in political, economic, cultural and humanitarian fields.
He voiced his confidence that a meeting of the intergovernmental commission to be held this April would contribute to the development of the bilateral relations.
Khalafov further hailed the establishment of the India-Azerbaijan interparliamentary friendship group. He praised energy cooperation, adding that the implementation of the North-South transport corridor would contribute to the development of economic and trade relations between the two countries.
Ambassador Rana, in turn, emphasized the significance of strengthening the legal framework for further development of the bilateral relations.
The ambassador voiced India`s support for the North-South transport corridor project.
The North-South corridor, from India to Helsinki, is one of the most important routes for the region. It is a multimodal route for transportation of passengers and cargo from Russia's St. Petersburg to the Mumbai port. It is designed to carry transit cargo from India, Iran and other Persian Gulf countries to the territory of Russia (the Caspian Sea) and onward to Northern and Western Europe.
The North-South corridor with a length of 5,000 kilometers is designed to carry more than 20 million tons per year, which is quite a significant figure to make it significant.
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