Baku-Tbilisi-Kars Railway: An Example of “Matching Model Relations”
By Nuray Alekberli, Researcher, Strategic Studies Consulting Company, Baku
In August 2022, Azerbaijan, Turkey and Georgia have signed an "Agreement amongst three countries on preliminary information exchange for the facilitation of transit customs procedures within the framework of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway project" (az.trend.az, 19 August). This agreement aimed at simplifying customs procedures and accelerating border crossing procedures within the framework of the BTK railway project through organizing an electronic exchange of initial information about goods (report.az, 18 August 2022). Therefore, somehow it plays the role of a new breath from a technical point of view to remove obstacles and speed up trade and economic relations between Asian markets and Europe. READ MORE.
| External Relations | The Caspian and Central Asia, The Caucasus and the Black Sea
