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Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan constitutes a bridge between Europe and Caucasus with Central Asia and therefore plays a key role in the development of international trade along the TRACECA Corridor. It is also crossed by the North South Corridor, which goes from Russia to Iran, and further to the Persian Gulf. At the crossroads of these historical two corridors, developed the city of Baku.
Azerbaijan has been an active member of TRACECA since the Brussels Conference in May 1993 which gave birth to the TRACECA programme.
The National Strategy for the Development of Transport Sector in the Republic of Azerbaijan was defined in the mid-2000’s with the assistance of ADB/CAREC. It has been set for the perspective of 2006-2015. Main priorities relevant to LOGMOS include:
· Legislative reforms aiming to:
- separate the State regulatory function from operational activities;
- transfer non-core transport activities to the competitive market / private operators;
- enhance transport safety and address environmental issues through the implementation of world standards and introduction of new technologies;
· Construction and reconstruction of the network of highways linking different regions, cities and towns;
· Improvement of the railway infrastructure and upgrading of handling equipment;
· Construction of a new sea port with increased capacity in handling liquid cargo and containers.
To respond to the existing challenges for MOS and ILC promotion, the LOGMOS team supported a pre-screening for potential pilot projects. The pre-screening was based on the multi criteria analysis of proposed projects. Feasibility studies were elaborated for four selected pilot projects for Azerbaijan.
The LOGMOS team carried out a comprehensive country analysis covering the national transport policy, strategic challenges, legal environment and investments in the transport and logistics sector. Findings of this study were reflected in a Country Profile based on the following structure:
Legal Environment in the field of Transport
National Policy and Legislation in Trade and Transit
Investments in Transport and Logistics Sector
Pilot Projects Selected for MoS I and ILC Projects
Full text of the Country Profile, Project Fact Sheets and a SWOT analysis are available under the above links.
