BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 14. Azerbaijan
strengthens role of key logistic hub between Asia and Europe,
Executive Director of the Pakistan Research Center for a Community
with Shared Future (PRCCSF), Khalid Taimur Akram, said, Trend reports.
"For Azerbaijan, energy is only part of its geoeconomic
strategy. The country is also turning its transport and
connectivity infrastructure into a major economic asset.
Azerbaijan’s leadership wants to transform the nation into a hub
where goods, people, and ideas move easily between Europe and
Asia," he said.
According to Akram, one of the most ambitious initiatives
supporting this goal is the Trans-Caspian International Transport
Route (TITR), often called the Middle Corridor.
"This corridor stretches from China across Central Asia, through
the Caspian Sea and the South Caucasus, and on to Europe. It offers
a competitive alternative to traditional northern routes through
Russia and southern routes through the Middle East," the analyst
explained.
He emphasized that the Middle Corridor has already seen
significant growth in freight traffic, with millions of tons of
goods moving annually.
"Azerbaijan has invested in railways, highways, logistics
centers, and port facilities to handle this increase. These
investments make the country a critical logistics hub linking Asia
and Europe," he added.
The Middle Corridor is a transport and trade route that passes
through a number of countries in the region and connects Asia with
Europe. It serves as an alternative to the traditional Northern and
Southern Corridors.
The route begins in China and runs through the countries of
Central Asia. It then crosses the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan, Georgia,
and Türkiye, before reaching Europe. The Middle Corridor is a land
route that bypasses longer sea routes, connecting the eastern
regions of Asia, including China, with Europe.
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