Azerbaijan, Turkey and Turkmenistan have signed the Ashgabat declaration to create the Trans-Caspian transport corridor from Beijing to London, Turkey’s Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications Minister Ahmet Arslan reported. Arslan said the document was signed during the first meeting of transportation ministers of the three countries. The declaration was inked by Ahmet Arslan, Azerbaijani Deputy…
In order to attract tourists to Azerbaijan, the ministries of economy, finance, culture and tourism, the Civil Aviation Administration and Azerbaijan Railways CJSC have been instructed to take measures to organize new advantageous international routes and inform Azerbaijan’s president on the issue. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism has been instructed to prepare the general…
Azerbaijan will speed up the passage of foreigners and stateless persons through the border checkpoints with Russia, Turkey, Iran and Georgia, according to the decree signed by Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev on additional measures for developing tourism in the country. Jointly with the Foreign Ministry, State Customs Committee and the State Border Service, the Ministry…
The work within the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) project is underway in accordance with the plan, President of the Azerbaijani state oil company SOCAR Rovnag Abdullayev said. He said that there were no problems with the implementation of the project. “Partly, we are even ahead of schedule and 850 kilometers of pipes have been…
Energy sector, oil, gas and chemical sphere, as well as transport have been defined among the topical areas of cooperation between Japan and Turkmenistan, said the message of the country’s government. This was noted at the meeting of Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov with the newly appointed Ambassador of Japan Takahiko Katsumata, who handed over his…
The cargo traffic by the Northeast Passage can increase manifold to 65 million tons a year by 2020 because Russia’s foreign partners, in particular, China, are interested in the opportunities its use can offer, Nikolai Patrushev, secretary of the Security Council, declared. He said that further development of the transportation capacity of the route going…
Two Russian Sukhoi Superjet-100 (SSJ-100) airliners manufactured in their VIP modification have entered service with the Thai Air Force. The inaugural ceremony was held at the military base located at Bangkok’s Don Muang airport. It was attended by Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha. The SSJ-100 planes produced in Russia have joined the 603rd air wing…