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Türkiye, Azerbaijan and Georgia discuss customs cooperation in Göygöl
The fifth meeting on customs cooperation between Türkiye, Azerbaijan and Georgia was held in Azerbaijan’s Göygöl region. At the end of the talks, the sides signed a protocol containing the issues on which they had reached agreement.
The fifth meeting of the Tripartite Committee on customs matters among the governments of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Türkiye was held in Azerbaijan’s Göygöl region.
The meeting was attended by delegations led by Shahin Baghirov, chairman of the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan; Sezai Uçarmak, deputy minister of trade of Türkiye; and Mamuka Baratashvili, deputy minister of finance of Georgia and head of the Revenue Service.
Middle Corridor and border crossings discussed
The talks addressed the current state of cooperation between the customs administrations of the three countries and ways to develop it. The implementation of agreements reached at previous meetings was reviewed, and steps to be taken in the next phase were identified.
Improving customs procedures along the Middle Corridor, expediting transit operations, expanding electronic data exchange and making border crossings more efficient were among the main topics of the meeting.
The participants also exchanged views on facilitating transit operations under the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway line, risk management, improving the exchange of advance electronic data and strengthening cooperation in combating customs violations.
At the end of the meeting, the sides signed a protocol containing the agreements reached.
Committee between Türkiye and Azerbaijan also met
As part of the event, the sixth meeting of the Joint Committee on Customs Matters between the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Trade of Türkiye was also held.
The meeting addressed the implementation of the New Computerized Transit System, the facilitation of customs procedures, the development of TIR and e-TIR mechanisms, the acceleration of border crossings and increasing the crossing capacity for freight vehicles.
The sides also discussed expanding information exchange on various customs-related issues, combating customs violations, the authorized economic operator program, mutual customs statistics and the examination of good practices in risk management.
The meeting also addressed the possibility of organizing joint operations and training sessions. At its conclusion, the sides signed a protocol reflecting the issues discussed and the agreements reached.
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