Ilham Aliyev: Azerbaijan striving to become international transport hub

Azerbaijan intends to transform itself from a landlocked country into an international cargo transportation hub by making large-scale investments in infrastructure, President Ilham Aliyev said during his speech at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Annual Meetings of the Islamic Development Bank Group.

"With respect to the supply of natural gas, today Azerbaijan is number one from the standpoint of the geography of our pipeline gas supplies," he noted.

"We supply natural gas to 16 countries, and that number is growing year after year," the head of state emphasized.

"While investing heavily in infrastructure, we have concentrated not only on infrastructure inside the country, but also on infrastructure that has an international dimension," he added.