Georgia joins declaration on Trans-Caspian East-West Middle Corridor
The Economy Ministry also revealed the declaration focused on the importance of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway in promoting “competitive transport” between Europe and Asia, stressing the significance of completing the construction works to improve the capacity of the railway line. Photo: BTK Railway/Facebook
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A quadrilateral declaration on the Trans-Caspian East-West Middle Corridor has been signed by Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey and Kazakhstan, with the agreement emphasising the importance of steps to strengthen the transit potential of the signatory states, the Economy Ministry announced on Thursday.
The document points out the significance of strengthening the cooperation between the countries to integrate the Corridor into the international transport system, and the role of strengthening the development of such corridors.
The Ministry also revealed the declaration focused on the importance of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway in promoting “competitive transport” between Europe and Asia, stressing the significance of completing the construction works to improve the capacity of the railway line.
The need for infrastructure investments to increase the quality of transport operations along the route has also been highlighted in the document.
The Trans-Caspian East-West-Middle Corridor, also known as Middle Corridor, begins in Turkey and passes through the Caucasus region via Georgia, Azerbaijan and the Caspian Sea, before traversing Central Asia and reaching China. It passes by rail and road through Georgia and Azerbaijan before reaching the Caspian Sea, crossing the Caspian transit corridor and reaching China via the Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan-Kyrgyzstan or Kazakhstan route.
Export and transit cargos from Kazakhstan will be redirected to the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TMTM) crossing Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey, Kairbek Uskenbayev, the Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development of Kazakhstan, announced on Tuesday.
The interest in Georgia's port infrastructure has increased by 250 percent since the outbreak of war in Ukraine, mainly from Northern European and Chinese customers, Irakli Danelia, the Head of Business Development at Maersk Sealand in the Black Sea Region, told business media outlet bm.ge on Tuesday.
Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava has spoke at a meeting of delegations from Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey and Kazakhstan, held within the Ministerial of Transport in Turkey today and drew attention to the progress made in making the Trans-Caspian East-West Middle Corridor operational and Georgia's role as a regional transport hub in it.
Georgia and Kazakhstan are taking another step to develop the so-called “middle corridor” at the 10th Session of the Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation between Georgia and Kazakhstan.
About two million tonnes of oil and other oil products of Kazakh origin will pass through Georgia’s oil terminal in the coastal town of Batumi in 2022-23, Guram Guramishvili, the Deputy Economy Minister, announced on Thursday.
Relations between Georgia and Turkey were discussed on Thursday in a meeting between the Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili and the Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu.
A delegation from Georgian Railway joined counterparts from Turkey, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan on Wednesday in Ankara to discuss the project of the Middle Corridor of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, aimed to connect supply chains and logistics between China and Europe.
Up to ₾3 billion ($1.08bln) will be invested in infrastructure development across Georgia next year with the construction of highways remaining a priority, infrastructure minister Irakli Karseladze said on Monday while discussing the next year's state budget.
Georgian economy minister Levan Davitashvili on Friday said the freight turnover in the Middle Corridor - a fast-developing land and sea freight route from Europe to China via Georgia - had increased by 30 percent this year, while cargo flow from Kazakhstan to Georgia had increased six times year-on-year.
Georgian economy minister Levan Davitashvili on Wednesday held meetings with the European commissioner for energy Kadri Simson and the commissioner for transport Adina Vălean, within the framework of a working visit to Brussels, discussing the relations between Georgia and the European Union, the fulfilment of obligations defined by the Association Agreement and other priority areas of cooperation.
Georgian economy minister Levan Davitashvili on Thursday said the government would ensure transformation of the country into a transit corridor and logistics hub that would make rapid transportation and communication available for “businesses on two continents”.
Georgian economy minister Levan Davitashvili on Friday joined Azerbaijani, Turkish and Kazakh ministers of foreign affairs for the ministerial meeting on Trans-Caspian connectivity in Aktau, Kazakhstan, stressing the importance of developing transport routes on the Black Sea and digitising the transport Middle Corridor at the event.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday said his Government was working with counterparts from Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan to “remove all barriers” and make the Middle Corridor, a logistics route connecting Central Asia and China to Europe via the South Caucasus, “more attractive”.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili highlighted Georgia’s potential to become a hub for transport, logistics, energy and airline connections, and the country’s contribution to the development of the One Belt - One Road and Middle Corridor initiatives, in an interview with China Central Televsion.
A delegation from Georgian Railway joined counterparts from Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Romania on Sunday in the Kazakh port city of Aktau to discuss the project of the Middle Corridor of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, aimed to connect supply chains and logistics between China and Europe.