"Cargo transportation through the East-West and North-South international transport corridors via the territory of Azerbaijan is increasing year by year. Thus, during the 8 months of this year, the transit cargo transportation through our country on the East-West corridor increased by 20%, and on the North-South corridor by 33%," Azerbaijani Prime Minister Ali Asadov said at the 2nd Caspian Economic Forum, Report informs.
According to him, the increasing importance of the Caspian region as a component of international transport corridors also implies the optimization of the role of seaports: "In this regard, work is being done to increase the cargo handling capacity of Baku port from 15 million tons to 25 million tons per year."