Dear conference participants,
I sincerely greet you and wish the conference success. The participation of nearly 90 countries, international organizations and business circles in the conference is indicative of prestige of your event. The International Association of Ports and Harbours' close cooperation with a number of well-known organizations, including the United Nations and its separate committees, International Customs and Maritime Organization, as well as 180 countries with large ports, for more than 60 years is a clear evidence of the Association's influence.
Fortunately, next year the Association's conference will be held in Azerbaijan, in the city of Baku, which has one of the ancient and largest ports in the Caspian basin.
Azerbaijan pays great attention to the development of the non-oil sector, particularly the projects within the New Silk Road.
Our country's current infrastructure enables the development of this sector. From this point of view the projects being implemented in the field of transport and logistics are of crucial importance to Azerbaijan and the entire region.
The construction of the state-of-the-art Baku Port and a free trade zone created around it aims to turn our country into a regional transportation and logistics hub. I believe that this huge project whose transshipment capacity will reach 25 million tons of cargo and 1 million containers will have a beautiful future.
It's not a coincidence that the motto of the event to be held in Baku in 2018 will be "Ports of Future: Establishing Centers, Speeding up Connectivity”.
Apart from the contributions of the new transport corridors and free trade zones to neighboring countries and domestic economy, other topical issues will also be the focus of attention during the discussions. I hope that the conference will also create an opportunity for you to get closely familiarized with our ancient country.
I wish each of you success in your future endeavors, and your countries peace.
Sincerely,
Mehriban Aliyeva
First Vice-President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Baku, 10 May 2017
Dear compatriots!
I would like to sincerely congratulate you on the occasion of Novruz and wish each of you a spring mood, good health, and success.
Novruz, a sacred relic of our great ancestors, has become a vivid example of our national and spiritual legacy,...
18 March 2025, 17:00
Dear Madame President,
We were deeply shocked by the news of the tragic incident in the town of Kočani, which resulted in the loss of many lives and injuries.
In light of this tragedy, on behalf of myself and the people of Azerbaijan, I extend my deepest...
17 March 2025, 15:20
On March 15, during an informal meeting in Moscow, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, President of the Republic of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko, and President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon made a phone call to President of the...
15 March 2025, 20:00President Ilham Aliyev has signed an order to award military personnel of the State Agency for the Protection of Strategic Facilities of Azerbaijan for their distinguished service.
The following personnel were honored:
3rd degree “For Service to the Fatherland”...
15 March 2025, 11:18Guided by Clause 23 of Article 109 of the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan, I hereby order:
To award the “Dostlug” Order to Nasir Abdulkarim Abdurrahman for his outstanding contributions to the development of friendship and cooperation between the...
15 March 2025, 11:16