Tajikistan, EU Moot Expansion Of Middle Corridor
Date
10/5/2024 5:09:56 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, October 5. Tajikistan's
Transport Minister Azim Ibrohim and the senior advisor-head of the
cooperation sector of the EU office in Dushanbe Isabel Uriz
Hernandez discussed the use and expansion of the Trans-Caspian
International transport Corridor (TITR, or Middle Corridor),
Trend reports via
Tajikistan's Ministry of Transport.
The meeting addressed issues of cooperation in the field of
international transportation between Tajikistan and the European
Union, as well as the connection of road networks of Central Asian
countries with the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T).
Moreover, special attention was paid to the EU study on the
promotion of the EU Global Gateway strategy for Central Asia.
The representative of the EU office noted that soon the EU will
work on attracting investments in the infrastructure of
Tajikistan.
Specifically, they want to develop checkpoints and a joint
logistics center near the Fotehabad checkpoint in the Matcha
district of Sughd province. There are also plans to introduce an
integrated border management and digital network coordination
system in Tajikistan.
To note, the Middle Corridor links the containerized rail
freight networks of China and the European Union countries through
Central Asia, the Caucasus, Türkiye, and Eastern Europe.
Multilateral multimodal transport infrastructure links the ferry
terminals of the Caspian and Black Seas to the railway systems of
China, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Türkiye, Ukraine, and
Poland.
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