BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 11. The volume of
transit transportation along the Trans-Caspian International
Transport Route (TITR or Middle Corridor) increased by 69% over the
past five months, while the number of transport vehicles grew by
38%.
This was stated during the 19th meeting of the
Kazakhstan-European Union dialogue platform, chaired by
Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov.
According to the press service of the Prime Minister of
Kazakhstan, the country views the Middle Corridor as one of the key
areas of cooperation with the European Union and is interested in
further promoting the Global Gateway initiative. The Kazakh side
also supports advancing dialogue on visa facilitation.
“President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
attaches great importance to cooperation with the European Union,
and our partnership is currently developing dynamically. Today, the
European Union accounts for more than 30% of Kazakhstan’s foreign
trade. The total volume of European investments in our country’s
economy has exceeded $200 billion. These indicators clearly
demonstrate a high level of mutual economic interest between our
countries. Kazakhstan remains a reliable and predictable partner of
the European Union in matters of energy security, industrial
cooperation, and transport connectivity,” Bektenov emphasized
during the meeting.
The government also noted that cooperation with the EU has shown
steady growth in recent years. In 2025, trade turnover between
Kazakhstan and EU countries amounted to $45.2 billion. In the first
four months of 2026, mutual trade reached $12.4 billion, with
Kazakh exports accounting for $9.27 billion. The non-resource
sector demonstrated strong growth, particularly agricultural
exports to EU countries, which increased by 34.3 percent to $266.2
million.
