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President: Last year transits through Azerbaijan grew more than 75% VIDEO

President: Last year transits through Azerbaijan grew more than 75% VIDEO

Baku, March 9, AZERTAC

“Last year transits through Azerbaijan grew more than 75%,” said President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev as he addressed the opening ceremony of the 10th Global Baku Forum themed “The World of Today: Challenges and Hopes”.

“Our modern transportation infrastructure now is needed more than ever before. We really contributed a lot to transportation security,” the head of state emphasized.

President: Last year transits through Azerbaijan grew more than 75% VIDEO

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