ASTANA, Kazakhstan, May 14. Kazakhstan and
Türkiye have agreed to enhance the potential of the Middle Corridor
through the implementation of a number of joint projects, President
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said during a joint press conference with
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan following talks in Astana, Trend reports via the press
service of the Kazakh president.
“Our countries can be called a bridge firmly linking East and
West. We must make maximum use of this shared advantage. Therefore,
Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and I agreed to increase the potential of
the Middle Corridor through the implementation of several projects.
I believe this decision fully meets the interests of both nations,”
Tokayev said.
According to the Kazakh president, air transport and cargo
transportation remain strategically important areas of
cooperation.
He noted that TAV Airports Holding plans to transform Almaty
International Airport into a logistics hub for Central Asia.
“We are ready to provide comprehensive support for this project.
We also expect close cooperation with Turkish investors in
implementing other initiatives in the transport and logistics
sector. The Government of Kazakhstan is ready to offer special
preferences to Turkish businesses,” Tokayev added.
The Middle Corridor is an international transport and trade
route linking Asia and Europe through Central Asia, the Caspian
Sea, the South Caucasus and Türkiye. The route begins in China,
passes through Central Asian countries, crosses the Caspian Sea to
Azerbaijan and Georgia, and then continues through Türkiye to
Europe. It is considered an alternative to the traditional Northern
and Southern transport corridors.
