Georgia sends first cargo train to Azerbaijani’s Vale station
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Georgian Railway is launching a new cargo transit route to Vale railway station in Azerbaijan.
Today Azerbaijani’s Vale railway station received its first cargo train from Georgia.
Wagons loaded with coal were emptied in the new truck terminals.
In the near future it was planned to transit wheat and other products from Georgia to Azerbaijan, announced the Government of Georgia.
The railways infrastructure that linked Georgia to Azerbaijan’s Vale railway station has not been functioning for several years.
Georgia is celebrating the arrival of the first cargo train from China, which will bring millions of dollars to the local economy and encourage trade between China, Georgia and the rest of Europe.
The first test train is set to begin operating on the new Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway project later today.
Georgia and Azerbaijan are continuing to exchange high-profile visits with the intention of further intensifying the strategic partnership of the two neighbouring countries.
Georgia is going to play an important role connecting two major transport routes; one connecting Western and Central Europe and the other connecting central and South-East Asia.
Georgia and Azerbaijan are deepening bilateral transport relations and discussing ways to increase the competitiveness of the Europe-Caucasus-Asia transport corridor.