The “Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Government of Georgia and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on the initial exchange of information for the facilitation of transit customs procedures within the framework of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway project” approved by the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was published in the Official Gazette of Turkey and entered into force today.
Publika.az reports that the agreement was signed at the meeting of the Trilateral Committee on Customs Issues between the governments of Azerbaijan, Turkey and Georgia held in Baku on August 18 this year.
On behalf of the Government of Azerbaijan, the First Deputy Chairman of the State Customs Committee, Acting Chairman, Lieutenant General of the Customs Service Sahin Bagirov, Deputy Minister of Trade of Turkey, Head of the Customs Department Riza Tuna Turagay on behalf of the Government of Turkey and Director General of the Revenue Service of Georgia Levan Kakava on behalf of the Government of Georgia they signed.
The purpose of the agreement is to implement the electronic exchange of primary data to facilitate the customs procedures for goods transported in transit within the framework of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway project, passing through the territory of all three states.
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