Ömer Fatih Sayan
Omar Fatih Sayan: Turkey and Azerbaijan should increase passenger and freight traffic together
Baku / 03.24.19 / Turan: Turkey seeks to increase passenger and cargo transportation by Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway, Deputy Minister of Transport and Infrastructure of Turkey Omar Fatih Sayan said, answering the question from Turan.
"As you know, the Kars-Tbilisi-Baku railway line is part of the Great Silk Road. Therefore, we must complete the work and increase the volumes. We hope to continue building them," the deputy minister said.
Answering the question "What are you doing to increase passenger and freight traffic?", Sayan replied: "This is related to the steps that two countries are going to take. I hope we will achieve our goal."
Through the joint efforts of Azerbaijan, Turkey and Georgia, the Kars-Tbilisi-Baku railway was opened on October 30, 2017. The project is part of a more ambitious plan to connect the railways of the southern Caucasus with Europe through Turkey. -0-
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