Kazakhstan Aims To Boost Cargo Volumes On Middle Corridor With Georgia
Date
9/19/2024 10:10:05 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, September 19. Kazakhstan
and Georgia are strengthening their collaboration on the
development of the Trans-Caspian International transport Route -
the Middle Corridor, said Kazakhstan's Prime Minister Olzhas
Bektenov, Trend
reports.
"Last year, cargo shipments along this route increased by 65
percent, and in the first eight months of this year, they've grown
by 69 percent, reaching 2.9 million tons. The President places
great importance on the development of the Middle Corridor, and we
aim to raise cargo volumes along this route to 10 million tons. The
government is taking consistent steps to improve transit
conditions," Bektenov said, as he met Georgia's Minister of Economy
and Sustainable Development Levan Davitashvili.
The two sides focused on the potential for growth in the transit
and transport sectors. Both countries are key links in major
transcontinental transport corridors, offering the shortest routes
from Europe to China and Southeast Asia.
Bektenov also emphasized the need for continued cooperation to
establish competitive tariffs, reduce delivery times, and expand
cargo volumes along the TITR, including the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars line.
He highlighted the importance of digitalizing the transport
corridor to make it more attractive to international carriers.
Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to fostering the dynamic
growth of trade and economic cooperation between Kazakhstan and
Georgia.
The Middle Corridor connects container rail freight networks
between China and the European Union via Central Asia, the
Caucasus, Türkiye, and Eastern Europe.
The route boosts cargo traffic between China and Türkiye, as
well as between European countries, and vice versa. A train along
this corridor can deliver cargo from China to Europe in an average
of 20–25 days, a key advantage of this transport route.
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