An online international conference entitled “Silk Road in the 21st Century: Modern Transport and Logistics Technologies” was held jointly organized by Azerbaijan Technical University (AzTU), Tashkent State Transport University and Istanbul Technical University (ITU).

The conference began with opening speeches by ITU Vice-Rector Professor Lutfiye Durak Ata and AzTU Vice-Rector Dr. Rashad Aliyev.

In addition to the organizing universities, the conference, which was attended by speakers from universities in England and the USA, continued its work in 3 sections.

AzTU employees - Associate Professor Fuad Dashdemirov, Professor Heybatulla Ahmadov, Associate Professor Nijat Zohrabov, Associate Professor Gasim Manafov, Associate Professor Atif Namazov and Ulvi Javadli, an employee of the Institute of Logistics and Transport, delivered reports in the sections of the conference “Energy and Environmental Problems of Passenger and Freight Transportation”, “Automobile, Railway, Maritime Network of the New Silk Road”, “New Technologies and Innovations in the Future of the Silk Road”.