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Azerbaijan, Georgia discuss issue of goods shipment across border

15 December 2017 [16:04] - TODAY.AZ

By Azernews


By Sara Israfilbayova

Azerbaijan and Georgia discussed the issue of carrying goods across the customs border without any obstacles, during the 131st session of the Customs Cooperation Council on December 14 in Brussels, Belgium.

During the session, the head of the Azerbaijani delegation Javad Gasimov and Deputy Finance Minister of Georgia Vakhtang Lashkaradze held a meeting.

The sides stressed that relations between the two countries are based on the principles of strategic partnership and these relations are developing.

It also was noted that mutual cooperation in the customs sphere is at a high level.

The parties exchanged views on the timely elimination of density, which can result from excessive traffic of people at border points between the two countries because of holidays.

Earlier, Aydin Aliyev, the head of the State Customs Committee said that Georgia and Azerbaijan with the support of the European Union (EU) are working to improve the customs checkpoint Red Bridge on the Georgian-Azerbaijani border.

The project has started in March 2017 and will be completed by the end of 2017. The project costs Azerbaijan $1.3 million. The total cost of the project is 3 million euro.

The total length of the Georgian-Azerbaijani border is 480 kilometers. In addition to the Red Bridge, Georgia and Azerbaijan are connected with the customs checkpoints Gardabani, Mtkvari, Lagodekhi and Samtatskaro.

Diplomatic ties between Azerbaijan and Georgia were established on November 18, 1992.

The two countries broadly cooperate in regional energy development, transportation and economic partnership projects such as Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline, Kars-Tbilisi-Baku railway, the TRACECA, the BSEC.

Georgian exports to Azerbaijan include cement, locomotives and other railway vehicles, mineral and chemical fertilizers, mineral waters, strong drinks, glass and glass wares, and pharmaceuticals, among other things.

Azerbaijani mainly exports to Georgia oil and petroleum products, natural gas, plastic wares, furniture and building constructions.

The trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Georgia amounted to $7.56 billion in January-September 2017.

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