BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 4. The Ministry of
Digital Development and Transport of Azerbaijan discussed the
route—the Middle Corridor—during a meeting with the delegation of
the European Commission (EC) on EU Neighborhood and Enlargement in
Baku on May 4, the Azerbaijani Minister of Digital Development and
Transport, Rashad Nabiyev wrote on X, Trend reports.
“We met with EC Director General for Neighborhood and
Enlargement of the European Union, Gert Jan Koopman. We discussed
cooperation in the field of transportation, especially the
development of the Middle Corridor,” Nabiyev said.
To note, the Middle Corridor has been developing for 10 years,
but it has received special attention in recent years due to
geopolitical realities (problems in the Red Sea, as well as the
conflict between Russia and Ukraine and complications of
logistics).
A total of 2.76 million tons of cargo passed through the Middle
Corridor in 2023, with a target of 4.2 million tons in 2024.
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