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BTK railway is significant for region’s future - President Erdogan

30 October 2017 [16:06] - TODAY.AZ

By  Trend


The opening of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway is a significant project for the future of the region, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at the official opening ceremony of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars rail line in Baku Oct. 30.

He noted that the BTK railway will connect not only Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey but also Europe and Asia.

Erdogan noted that today the volume of cargoes going from China to Europe exceeds 240 million tons.

“If, at least, 10 percent of this volume is carried via the middle corridor passing through the territory of our countries, then 24 million tons of additional cargo will be transported,” he said.

The Turkish president also thanked the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.

The agreement to construct the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway was signed in Tbilisi in 2007.

A 504-kilometer part of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway, which has a length of 846 kilometers, passes through Azerbaijan. Meanwhile, a 263-kilometer part of the railway runs through Georgia, and a 79-kilometer part runs through Turkey.

It is envisaged that the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway will transport 3-5 million tons of cargo in the third year of its operation, 6-8 million tons of cargo will be transported in the fifth year of its operation, and then 3 million passengers and 17 million tons of cargo will be annually transported via the railway.

The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway, which is of global significance, connects two continents – Europe and Asia – and creates great social and economic benefits. Most importantly, the commissioning of the railway is a great contribution to stability in the region, closeness of peoples, and economic development.

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