Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan Reaffirm Push on East-West Transport Links

Azerbaijan's ambassador to Turkmenistan, Mahammad Ahmadzada, and Turkmenistan's

ambassador to Azerbaijan, Sapar Palvanov, met this month in Brussels to discuss deepening transport

and regional cooperation between the two Caspian neighbours.

The ambassadors reviewed recent milestones in bilateral maritime cooperation, including the May

commissioning of Turkmenistan's "Gadamly" cargo vessel — a 6,100-tonne, 240-container carrier built

with Korean technical support — and June's handover by Azerbaijan of the "Dostlug" oil tanker, a 141-

metre vessel with a deadweight capacity of 7,875 tonnes, to Turkmenistan's merchant fleet. They also

discussed Azerbaijan's engagement in Central Asian consultative formats and the region's strengthening

ties with the European Union.

Both sides voiced support for developing the East-West and Caspian-Black Sea transport corridors that

link Central Asia to Azerbaijan, Georgia, Türkiye and European markets, part of a broader effort to

deepen the two countries' role in transregional connectivity.