Sea ports of Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan will become links of the Silk Road
The international sea ports of Turkmenbashi and Baku will make a special contribution to the revival of the historic Silk Road. This is stated in the Declaration on Strategic Partnership of Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan signed in Baku by the heads of two states - Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Ilham Aliyev, following the results of the Turkmen-Azerbaijani high-level talks.
The text of the Declaration notes that Turkmenbashi and Baku seaports will become an important junction of the East-West transport corridor and a link of the international logistics infrastructure connecting Europe and Asia.
Turkmenistan in 2013 began construction of a new international sea port in the Caspian Sea. The construction of this largest facility is entrusted to the Turkish company Gap Inshaat.
Experts believe that the modernized sea "gates" will enable Turkmenistan's partners to enter the markets of Central Asia and the South Caucasus and will allow bringing the economic relations between Asia and Europe to a new stage and will promote a qualitative and quantitative increase in trade in this direction.
