BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 13. Uzbekistan
advocates the creation of a multi-level system of transport
corridors, the advisor to the President of Uzbekistan on foreign
policy, Abdulaziz Kamilov, said, Trend reports.
He made the announcement at a panel discussion “The Middle
Corridor and Eurasian Transport Gateways” as part of the as part of
the 13th Global Baku Forum on "Bridging Divides in a World in
Transition."
"Uzbekistan was one of the first countries to support the
opening of the Zangezur corridor at a high political level. Our
country advocates the creation of a multi-level system of transport
corridors, considering this not only as a key factor in ensuring
security, but also as a strategic condition for increasing the
competitiveness of our economies. We are convinced that ensuring
the interconnection of these routes will make it possible to form a
multi-level diversified system, mainly of transport routes covering
the space from East Asia to the Middle East and Europe," he
said.
According to him, such integration will give the Middle Corridor
new significance for all stakeholders — investors, manufacturers,
and contributors.
“For Central Asian countries, the Middle Corridor is an
important factor in economic stability and the key to full
integration into logistics chains. Uzbekistan is promoting its
development and considers it a cornerstone of its national
transport strategy,” Kamilov concluded.
