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E.T.Teymurov: Azerbaijan as an enabler of regional transport connectivity

countries, with the participation of the countries of the region, including the

transportation route Afghanistan-Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey, for the

purpose of facilitating trade on international transport corridors. Above-mentioned is

a clear sign of the efforts undertaken by Azerbaijan to strengthen Trans-Asian

transport network and Euro-Asian transport links.

6. International cooperation

Azerbaijan closely cooperation, in the field of transport matters, with the

UNESCAP, UNECE, Intergovernmental Organization for International Carriage by

Rail (OTIF), International Transport Forum (ITF), Organization for Cooperation

between Railways (OSJD), International Road Transport Union (IRU), World Road

Association (PIARC) and other organizations. Azerbaijan became a member of

OTIF in 2015. OTIF will provide a uniform framework for the international carriage

of passengers and freight by rail between Asia and Europe and ensure a legal

framework for the entire BTK.

7. International reports: transport dimension

According to the UNESCAP report [Bridging information-communication

technologies, transport and energy infrastructure gaps for seamless regional

connectivity, 2014; page: 27], among the landlocked developing countries Azerbaijan

has the most robust cross-border connectivity. Azerbaijan‘s ranking of infrastructure

components of the logistics performance indicator for 2010, 2012 and 2014, was 2.23,

2.42 and 2.71 respectively. Azerbaijan‘s infrastructure ranking was 68 in 2014.

Azerbaijan fares at or above the mean value for land transport infrastructure. Number of

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