Today, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Azerbaijan, together with the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan, has launched a project to support the development of a border crossing point between Azerbaijan and Georgia. The project will be focused on the Red Bridge crossing point and is financed by the European Union with a total budget of over 2 660 000 million euro.
The ceremony was attended by representatives from Azerbaijani and Georgian customs services, as well as a European Union delegation, diplomatic corps, and UNDP officers from both countries.
Welcoming the participants, Mr. Aydin Aliyev, Chairperson of the State Custom Committee stressed that the project is an important measure to boost Azerbaijan’s economic efficiency, competitiveness, and innovation-based progress. Mr. Ghulam M. Isaczai, UNDP Resident Representative, expressed his satisfaction with the cooperation between countries and praised the project’s adherence to the UN”s Sustainable Development Goals.
The overall objective of the “Support to the development of Red Bridge Border Crossing Point between Azerbaijan and Georgia” project is to expedite the movement of goods across border between Azerbaijan and Georgia, while at the same time maintaining secure borders through the enhancement of bilateral and multilateral co-operation among the target countries and EU Member States. A key focus of the project will be sanitary and phyto-sanitary measures, as these aspects are increasingly important to both countries. -0-
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