Azerbaijan`s political interests force Baku transport agency not to cooperate with Yandex Taxi and Uber
ArmInfo.Priority for all citizens of Azerbaijan should be the political interests of the country, and therefore if Yandex.Taxi and Uber are headed by a citizen of Armenia
or someone of Armenian nationality, our company will suspend the
issuance of a "mark of distinction" to drivers who previously allowed
to work with these companies , And will urge all drivers not to
cooperate with the new firm, "the head of the press service of the
Baku transport agency Mais Agayev told the Azerbaijani media.
On July 14, Yandex.Taxi CEO Tigran Khudaverdyan told journalists
about the forthcoming unification of Yandex services with Uber in
Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia and Kazakhstan. It is
assumed that Khudaverdyan will head the new, unified company.
After the merger, both the Yandex.Taxi and Uber applications will
still be available for booking trips. Drivers will be combined into
a single platform, which will allow them in one application to
receive orders from both Yandex.Taxi and Uber. The deal, as a result
of which a new company will appear, still has to undergo the approval
process of regulators.