Damian Krnevich: "Development of Baku port will be beneficial to Azerbaijan, European and Asian countries"

Damian Krnevich: "Development of Baku port will be beneficial to Azerbaijan, European and Asian countries"
"The future development of the Baku International Sea Trade Port will be beneficial for Azerbaijan, the region, Europe and Asia, especially China."

Damian Krnevich, former adviser to the President of Serbia, director of political research, analysis and publications of the Institute of Development and Diplomacy at ADA University, told Qazet.az reports

According to him, Azerbaijan has 2 fundamental strategic advantages: it has the most modern transport hub for organizing transit and the ability to ensure Europe's energy security: "The importance of the Middle Corridor has become even more urgent with the start of the Russia-Ukraine war. Even before the war, the northern routes were closed due to Russia's measures to fight against COVID-19. But after the start of the Russian-Ukrainian war and the West's sanctions against Russia, it became clear that the Northern Corridor is not suitable for the West in the long run. As a result, the importance of the Middle Corridor as a strategic land route from east to west has increased significantly.

He emphasized that along the Middle Corridor route, the city of Baku and the port of Alat have become the main destinations: "It is impossible to use the Middle Corridor by bypassing Baku."