COOPERATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN AND AZERBAIJAN IN THE FIELD OF TRANSPORT TRANSIT

Abstract

In the process of entering into international relations, all areas are important in their own way. In particular, cooperation in the field of transport has become an increasingly pressing topic in recent years. Along with the countries of the region, one of the main issues is to bring relations with the Republic of Azerbaijan with the countries of the South Caucasus to a new level. Indeed, today Azerbaijan is one of the important transport and logistics centers of Eurasia and plays an important role in the development of the East-West and North-South international transport corridors. In the current difficult political situation in the world, it is important to study the history of cooperation between the Republics of Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan in the field of transport and transit since the period of independence, and to analyze the state of their development. The article, using historical retrospective and analyze methods, extensively studies the relations of cooperation between the two countries in the field of transport. Information provided based on National Archives sources. The formation of transport communication is an important aspect of the foreign policy of the republics of Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan, and this direction is a reliable basis for the development and consolidation of relations between the two countries. The transport and transit sector directly leads to the acceleration of economic relations and expands trade opportunities. Despite the fact that there is no direct territorial border between Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan, good cooperation between the two countries has had a positive impact on large-scale cooperation in the region, as well as in the field of transport. At the same time, the 44-day 2nd Nagorno-Karabakh War significantly changed the landscape of the South Caucasus region. Azerbaijan's landslide victory opened up new opportunities for regional cooperation, interdependence and the formation of corridors. Also of particular importance for Uzbekistan is the role of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars corridor and the Zangezur corridor. In the course of studying cooperation relations, it was concluded that the transport sector is one of the important areas and that relations that have stood the test of time are strengthened and modernized over the years, and are entering a new stage.