Ashgabat expects to launch the East-West transport corridor, which will unite Turkmenistan, Iran, Iraq and Turkey. This was stated by the President of Turkmenistan, Serdar Berdymuhamedov, addressing the participants of the II International Conference of the Exhibition “International Transport and Development of -2023”, the newspaper “Turkmenistan Today”.
He noted that the world community actively supports the positive undertakings of Turkmenistan in the field of transport.
According to the head of state, thanks to the favorable geographical location, Turkmenistan turns into one of the main centers of intersection of transcontinental routes.
today Turkmenistan has an impressive potential for the development of all types of transport. Target measures are also being taken to attract large investments to increase the position of our country as a key transportation unit, create new transport and transit corridors and specialized infrastructure, ”he said.
Berdimuhamedov noted that special attention is paid to the systematic improvement of the country’s railway infrastructure. “Turkmenistan, having access to the open sea, is actively integrated into the transcaspii posts of the message and seeks to maximize the potential in this area,” the president said.
The Turkmen leader said that the connection of a high -speed highway uniting the eastern region and the center of the country will ensure the release of trucks from Uzbekistan to the International Sea Port in the Caspian, and from there to the Caucasus, Europe, to the south of Russia and North of Iran, to the Persian and Oman Straits along the sea routes.
In addition to the head of state, the laying of the motorway and the bridge across the Habaraz on the route of Turkmenbashi-Kazakhstan will significantly increase the transportation partnership and increase cargo turnover between the two countries. “In the future, the East -West transport corridor will be launched, which will unite Turkmenistan, Iran, Iraq and Turkey,” he added.
According to Berdimuhamedov, the focus of attention of all countries of the region contains questions of further activation of the international transport corridor of Uzbekistan-Turkmenistan-Iran-Oman, the creation of the corridor along the route Afghanistan-Turkmenistan-Azerbaijani-Georgia.
“The implementation of a five-sided agreement on the creation of an international transport corridor Afghanistan-Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan-Georgia (Lapis Lazuli) will allow you to bring to a new level a regional transport system,” he summed up.