Railway connection along East-West direction is one of the most effective ways for transport of goods from Asia to Europe

The development of the railway connection along East-West direction is one of the most effective ways for transport of goods and freights between the countries of the two continents. That opinion was shared during the meeting of the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Ivaylo Moskovski and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Azerbaijan, who is also a chief negotiator with the European Union and the World Trade Organization- Mahmud Mamad-Guliev. In the conversation held at the Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications, participated also H. E. Mrs. Nargiz Gurbanova - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Sofia.

Minister Moskovski and Mr. Mahmud Mamad-Guliev, stressed on the necessity for development of the road and railway connections in Persian Gulf-Black Sea direction.

Minister Moskovski presented the excellent possibilities offered by the Bulgarian Black Sea ports and their terminals for different types of freights between the countries of the Black Sea and Caspian Region. The Deputy Minister stated that the ports could be used for natural gas delivery. One of the topics during the meeting was also the usage of the potential of our river ports within the international traffic performance along Europe-Asia Direction.

It is expected in the second half of the year, experts of the ICT sector from Azerbaijan to visit Bulgaria for exchanging experience and best practices with Bulgarian colleagues on different topics of common interest, and to discuss the opportunities for expanding the cooperation.

The Deputy Minister Guliev and H. E. Mrs. Nargiz Gurbanova made an official invitation to Minister Ivaylo Moskovski to visit the Republic of Azerbaijan.

The Deputy Minister Mahmud-Mamad Guliev is on a visit to Bulgaria for celebrating the 25 anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and Azerbaijan.