Azerbaijan also plays an important role in the development of the North-South transportation corridor, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said as he made a speech at the "SCO plus" meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan, APA reports.
"Railroad and highway infrastructure of Azerbaijani segment of the North-South corridor is ready and functioning successfully. Currently, we are working to expand it to the volumes of railway cargo of 15 and later, when needed, 30 million tons, annually," the head of state noted.