Baku ( WNAM REPORT ): A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Baku Hovsan Sea Port Management and the Azerbaijan Pakistan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (APJCCI) to promote mutual cooperation. Under this agreement, both sides agreed to explore new opportunities in trade, investment, and industrial collaboration. On the occasion, the port administration also offered warehouse space for Pakistani products and the establishment of a permanent display center.
On the proposal of APJCCI Patron-in-Chief Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari, both parties also agreed to jointly explore the possibility of setting up a small industrial zone near the port to facilitate Pakistani industries. Addressing the ceremony, Bakhtawari said that the modern infrastructure and facilities of Baku Hovsan Sea Port provide excellent opportunities for warehousing Pakistani products and their re-export to other markets through Azerbaijan. He termed the port “an excellent facility” that would help the Pakistani business community gain access to new markets.
On behalf of the port, Director General Irshad Dashdamirov warmly welcomed the delegation and informed them that the port operates 24 hours a day and is currently handling nearly 500 containers per month. He further said that the port is connected to the railway network, with four railway lines in operation, while further expansion projects are also underway.
Naima Ansari, Senior Vice President of APJCCI, in her remarks, emphasized the need for digitalization of port operations for real-time shipment tracking, adding that this step would serve as a gateway for Pakistani businesses. Rizwana Asif, former President of the Islamabad Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said that Pakistani businesswomen are keenly interested in collaborating with Azerbaijani companies and that vast opportunities exist for cooperation between women entrepreneurs of both countries.
Similarly, Nadeem Akhtar, former President of the Islamabad Chamber of Small Traders and Industry, said that efforts would be made to widely introduce and promote the facilities of Baku Hovsan Port among Pakistani traders so that maximum business representatives could benefit.
