The importance and future prospects of the Middle Corridor Initiative were discussed.

During its business trip to Belgium, the Export and Investment Promotion Agency - AZPROMO was represented at the conference "Middle Corridor Initiative - Meeting Place between Europe and Asia" held in Brussels, which was jointly organised by the European Institute for Asian Studies (EIAS) and the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Belgium.

Yusif Abdullayev, Executive Director of AZPROMO, Axel Hotals, Executive Director of EIAS, Camilla Brückner, Director of the Brussels Office of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and Sarah Rinaldi, Head of the Middle East and Central Asia Division of the European Commission, took part in the panel discussions held during the conference.

The panel discussed Azerbaijan's crucial role in the formation of the Middle Corridor as a reliable trade route, the work done by UNDP and the European Commission to strengthen East-West transport and logistics links, and the digitalisation of trade channels.

It should be noted that the event was also attended by members of various political institutions of the European Union, representatives of the European Parliament, employees of Belgian educational institutions, and various research centres.