Announced by the Azerbaijan Land Transport Agency, which operates under the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport, on regular intercity bus routes "Baku-Astara-Baku", "Astara-Baku-Astara", "Baku-Lenkoran-Baku" and "Lenkoran-Baku-Lenkoran". the winners of the competition have been determined.

"APA-Economics" was informed about this by the institution.

According to the information, the competition was held as a continuation of measures related to ensuring a competitive environment in the intercity passenger transport market, the requirements of the legislation in the imposition of routes.

To the Law "On Motor Vehicle Transport", approved by the Cabinet of Ministers' Decision No. 52 dated April 3, 2009, to the "Rule for holding a competition for the involvement of carriers in passenger transportation on regular intra-city (intra-district), inter-city (inter-district) and international routes by road transport" organized accordingly.

Three individuals on the "Baku-Astara-Baku" route - Jalilov Elman Ali oglu, Sadigov Ilgar Malik oglu and Hasanov Gulali Khanali oglu, two individuals on the "Astara-Baku-Astara" route - Hasanov Mirnahid Ibad oglu and Jafarov Elchin Akif oglu , two physical persons on the "Baku-Lenkoran-Baku" route - Shahverdiyev Vugar Aydin oglu and Jafarov Elchin Akif oglu, two physical persons on the "Lenkoran-Baku-Lenkoran" route - Huseynov Rahat Ali oglu and Fatullayev Anar Bahadur oglu won the most points in the competition collected and declared the winner.

A contract will be signed with each of those persons in order to perform passenger transportation activities as a carrier in accordance with the law.

It should be noted that the Azerbaijan Surface Transport Agency will submit the intercity route lines to the competition in a phased manner in accordance with the requirements of the relevant legislation.

The goal is to increase the quality, safety and comfort of the service provided in the field of passenger transportation, as well as to ensure transparency in the assignment of routes.