ASTANA, Kazakhstan, April 7. Kazakhstan is
ready to expand cooperation with Georgia in developing transport
routes across the Caspian-Black Sea basin, Foreign Minister Yermek
Kosherbayev said during a meeting with the Prime Minister of
Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze in Tbilisi, Trend reports via the Kazakh Foreign
Ministry.
“In this context, it is very important to use the capabilities
of the seaports of the two countries in cargo transportation,” he
said.
The sides reaffirmed that the development of the Trans-Caspian
International Transport Route (TITR) remains a key priority of
bilateral cooperation. Particular attention was given to project
involving the launch of a new multimodal terminal at Georgia’s Poti
port with the participation of Kazakh investors. The facility is
expected to boost cargo volumes and strengthen the logistics chain
of the Middle Corridor.
The meeting also covered cooperation in agriculture, tourism,
and cultural and humanitarian spheres, as well as an exchange of
views on regional and international issues.
The trade turnover between Kazakhstan and Georgia amounted to
$184.5 million, the parties noted the need to take practical
measures to increase it.
