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E.T.Teymurov: Azerbaijan as an enabler of regional transport connectivity
During last several years, students and government officials of various
developing countries and least developed countries have participated at training
courses and academic programmes organized ADA University, Azerbaijan State
University of Economics (ASUE) and Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University.
In recognition of Azerbaijan‘s outstanding commitment, determination and
continuous efforts towards implementation of the UN MDGs, in September 2015,
Azerbaijan was a recipient of South-South Award 2015.
5. Trans-regional transport projects
Effective integration of the landlocked Azerbaijan into the global economy also
requires building efficient transport links. Azerbaijan is blessed not only with the natural
resources, but also with a favorable geostrategic location. Being situated at the crossroad
of major international and regional transport corridors such as North-South and East-
West, Azerbaijan has strong transit potential and offers multitude of transport
opportunities as the shortest routes for connecting Europe and Asia. Due to Azerbaijan‘s
advantageous geostrategic location, the country contributes to the global and regional
trade by offering very favorable transport and transit opportunities.
The project on the restoration of the historic Great Silk Way plays an
important role in the development of economic ties within UNESCAP (UN
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific) region. Azerbaijan
pioneers in creating the shortest transport corridor within Eurasian region and
emerges as the transport hub in the East-West transport corridor. Azerbaijan is
interested in further strengthening the trans-regional connectivity in transport field.
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