The traditional two-days Caspian Air Cargo Summit 2019 opened at Fairmont Baku Flame Towers Hotel

The traditional two-days Caspian Air Cargo Summit 2019 opened on October 8-9 at Fairmont Baku Flame Towers Hotel.

The summit is organized by Azerbaijan's national cargo carrier Silk Way West Airlines and Swedish company Euroavia International.

This international forum will bring together 200 top managers and top executives from leading global companies to discuss current trends and the future of the air cargo industry.

Focus at the Summit will be on unlocking the potential of the Silk Road Initiative for airlines, airports and the air freight industry in general. Other session themes will cover innovation in logistics, update CIS air cargo market, e-commerce, perishables and global market outlook.

In his welcoming speech, the Director of the State Civil Aviation Agency Arif Mammadov noted that the domestic and foreign policies established by the national leader Heydar Aliyev and successfully continued by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, constantly increases the importance of our country in the international arena.

Azerbaijan's civil aviation makes a significant contribution to the development of the country's non-oil sector, and today new opportunities are being explored to strengthen its position in this area.

"Acting as a bridge between East and West, today Azerbaijan is recognized as a major partner in the international arena in the field of transit transportation," - Arif Mammadov said.