Azerbaijan is ready to provide transit of Turkish goods to Central Asia, following the approval of the Turkish request, local authorities said on Monday.

Akif Mustafayev, TRACECA national secretary for Azerbaijan, told local media that Turkey asked Azerbaijan to ensure transportation of goods through Azerbaijan due to a ban imposed by Russia, and the initiative has been approved by Azerbaijan.

The Azerbaijani side will ensure the entry of Turkish trucks in Azerbaijan, he said, noting that the decision were made before the recent Russian-Turkish rift.
"The situation has developed in such a way that traffic flows are now being sent via Azerbaijan. Russia bans transportation of Turkish goods, relations between Turkey and Iran are not quite warm either. In this situation the only and the shortest route for Turkish trucks is Turkey-Georgia- Azerbaijan-Caspian Sea-Central Asia," he said, adding that Azerbaijan is likely to lower tariffs for the transportation of Turkish goods.

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Die Blockade wurde ausgehebelt, die Türkei kann auf seine Bruderstaaten zählen.