BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 15. Uzbekistan and
representatives of other five countries participating in the
international CASCA+ transport corridor have signed an agreement
aimed at increasing cargo volumes and further developing the
route.


This was reflected in the statement by the Uzbekistan Railways
(Uzbekiston Temir Yullari).


Uzbekistan was represented by Akmal Kamildjanov, Deputy Chairman
of the Management Board of Uzbekistan Railways, along with other
officials from the participating railway administrations.


According to the company, participants reviewed the current
performance of the CASCA+ corridor and discussed its future
development prospects. The meeting included an assessment of work
carried out in 2025 and the first quarter of 2026, as well as the
results achieved during that period.


The sides also considered measures to improve transportation
efficiency, reduce transit times, enhance service quality, and
develop a more competitive tariff policy for freight transportation
along the corridor.


In addition, participants discussed existing operational
challenges and constraints affecting the corridor and explored
practical solutions to address them.







The meeting concluded with the signing of a six-party protocol
aimed at further strengthening the CASCA+ corridor, increasing
freight traffic, and expanding mutually beneficial cooperation
among the participating countries.


The sixth-party meeting was held on June 8–9 and brought
together railway officials from Uzbekistan, Türkiye, Georgia,
Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and Kyrgyzstan.


The agreement reflects growing efforts by regional transport
operators to improve connectivity and boost trade flows across
Eurasia through more efficient and competitive transit routes.


CASCA+ is a joint initiative of the state railway
administrations of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan,
Türkiye, and Uzbekistan. The route currently spans three regions:
Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan), the South
Caucasus (Azerbaijan and Georgia), and Anatolia (Türkiye). The “+”
in the corridor’s name reflects its openness to new participants
interested in joining the route. The corridor's long-term objective
is to strengthen transport connectivity between Southeast
Asia—particularly China—and Europe, creating an efficient
multimodal trade and transit link across Eurasia.