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TURKEY-AZERBAIJAN RELATIONS EXCEPTIONAL
Trend, Azerbaijan
April 4 2014
Baku, Azerbaijan, April 4
By Rufiz Hafizoglu -Trend:
The relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan are exceptional, Turkish
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told media before his visit to
Baku on April 4.
"The Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, as well as the
largest projects being implemented by the two countries in the region
will be discussed during the meetings in Baku," he added.
Erdogan also said that the upcoming visit to Azerbaijan will contribute
to consolidating and strengthening the Turkish- Azerbaijani relations.
"The relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan are an example for
the whole world and the two countries are strategic partners,"
Erdogan said.
"Turkey and Azerbaijan are implementing very important economic
projects in the region, including the Baku- Tbilisi-Kars railway, the
Baku-Tbilisi -Ceyhan oil pipeline, as well as TANAP project," he said.
"These projects are not only regional but also international in
nature," he said.
The TANAP project envisages gas transportation from the Shah Deniz
field to Europe via Turkey. The pipeline's initial capacity is expected
to reach 16 billion cubic meters per year.
Around six billion cubic meters will be delivered to Turkey and the
rest to Europe. In the future, the pipeline capacity can be expanded
to 31 billion cubic meters of gas per year.
There are plans to construct a new 105 kilometer branch of the
railway as part of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars project. Moreover, the
Akhalkalaki-Tbilisi-Marabda railway section in Georgia will be
reconstructed. This will increase its capacity to 15 million tons
of cargo per year. There are also plans to construct a station for
trains passing from the existing tracks in Georgia to the European one.
The peak capacity of the corridor will be 17 million tons of cargo
per year. This figure will be at the level of one million passengers
and 6.5 million tons of cargo at the initial stage.
Trend, Azerbaijan
April 4 2014
Baku, Azerbaijan, April 4
By Rufiz Hafizoglu -Trend:
The relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan are exceptional, Turkish
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told media before his visit to
Baku on April 4.
"The Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, as well as the
largest projects being implemented by the two countries in the region
will be discussed during the meetings in Baku," he added.
Erdogan also said that the upcoming visit to Azerbaijan will contribute
to consolidating and strengthening the Turkish- Azerbaijani relations.
"The relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan are an example for
the whole world and the two countries are strategic partners,"
Erdogan said.
"Turkey and Azerbaijan are implementing very important economic
projects in the region, including the Baku- Tbilisi-Kars railway, the
Baku-Tbilisi -Ceyhan oil pipeline, as well as TANAP project," he said.
"These projects are not only regional but also international in
nature," he said.
The TANAP project envisages gas transportation from the Shah Deniz
field to Europe via Turkey. The pipeline's initial capacity is expected
to reach 16 billion cubic meters per year.
Around six billion cubic meters will be delivered to Turkey and the
rest to Europe. In the future, the pipeline capacity can be expanded
to 31 billion cubic meters of gas per year.
There are plans to construct a new 105 kilometer branch of the
railway as part of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars project. Moreover, the
Akhalkalaki-Tbilisi-Marabda railway section in Georgia will be
reconstructed. This will increase its capacity to 15 million tons
of cargo per year. There are also plans to construct a station for
trains passing from the existing tracks in Georgia to the European one.
The peak capacity of the corridor will be 17 million tons of cargo
per year. This figure will be at the level of one million passengers
and 6.5 million tons of cargo at the initial stage.