They were taken from Rafig Alive and transferred to Romania. What does this have to do with the middle corridor? ◾ The port of Giurgiulesti in Moldova, located on the Danube River and owned by Rafig Aliyev - the brother of Farhad Aliyev, who served as Azerbaijan's economic development minister in the early 2000s - may become an important point in the Middle Corridor. Work is currently underway to restore the section of the Tighina-Basarabeasca-Giurgiulesti railway leading to this port, and the Kazakh company Temirzhol Zhondeu LLP (railway construction) is preparing for its completion by the end of this year. ◾ Talking about the importance of the Giurgiulesti port for the Middle Corridor, the Ambassador of Kazakhstan in Chisinau Almat Idrabkov said that thanks to this facility it is possible to integrate the Republic of Moldova into this corridor. ◾ In October 2005, F. Aliyev and his brother were arrested on charges of coup attempt, corruption and other crimes. While in prison, they entrusted the management of the port of Giorgulesti to Thomas Mosser, a former German banker who worked in Azpetrol's Moldovan office. Before that, Moser worked for eight years at the EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development), including in its representative office in Azerbaijan. ◾ Moser is considered the confidant of the Eliev brothers. Continue reading here.