{"id":18243,"date":"2026-06-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gruzingeo.com\/uzbekistan-and-albania-discussed-the-possibility-of-using-the-port-of-durres-as-a-logistics-hub-for-exports-to-southern-europe-and-the-mediterranean-region\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T00:00:00","slug":"uzbekistan-and-albania-discussed-the-possibility-of-using-the-port-of-durres-as-a-logistics-hub-for-exports-to-southern-europe-and-the-mediterranean-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gruzingeo.com\/ka\/uzbekistan-and-albania-discussed-the-possibility-of-using-the-port-of-durres-as-a-logistics-hub-for-exports-to-southern-europe-and-the-mediterranean-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Uzbekistan and Albania discussed the possibility of using the Port of Durr\u00ebs as a logistics hub for exports to Southern Europe and the Mediterranean region."},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"entry-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During talks in Tashkent, the presidents of Uzbekistan and Albania \u2013 Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Bajram Begaj \u2013 discussed, alongside their respective official delegations, a proposal to potentially utilize the Albanian port of Durr\u00ebs as a transit and distribution hub for Uzbek exports. According to the official stance, the project is currently in the preliminary study phase, with no confirmed launch dates, shipping volumes, investment parameters, or specific route structures established.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This initiative is part of a broader bilateral cooperation agenda that encompasses the development of trade and investment, as well as collaboration in the agro-industrial sector, green energy, geology, information technology, digitalization, and tourism. The parties also agreed to establish an intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation, with its inaugural meeting scheduled to take place in Tashkent later this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is also worth noting that Bajram Begaj\u2019s visit marked the first official visit by an Albanian president to Uzbekistan since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1993. Furthermore, Uzbekistan is considering opening an embassy in Tirana, a move intended to further strengthen diplomatic and economic ties between the two nations.<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During talks in Tashkent, the presidents of Uzbekistan and Albania \u2013 Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Bajram Begaj \u2013 discussed, alongside their respective official delegations, a proposal to potentially utilize the Albanian port of Durr\u00ebs as a transit and distribution hub for Uzbek exports. According to the official stance, the project is currently in the preliminary study phase, with no confirmed launch dates, shipping volumes, investment parameters, or specific route structures established.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18244,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-caucasus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gruzingeo.com\/ka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gruzingeo.com\/ka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gruzingeo.com\/ka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gruzingeo.com\/ka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gruzingeo.com\/ka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18243"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gruzingeo.com\/ka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18243\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gruzingeo.com\/ka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gruzingeo.com\/ka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gruzingeo.com\/ka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gruzingeo.com\/ka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}