BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 25. Kazakh President
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has proposed launching a pilot digital
transport corridor between Kazakhstan and Russia to further develop
logistics and boost bilateral trade.
According to the press service of the President of Kazakhstan,
Tokayev made the proposal while addressing the 22nd
Kazakhstan-Russia Interregional Cooperation Forum in Omsk.
The president said Kazakhstan and Russia have unique
opportunities to shape Eurasia's transport and logistics
architecture. "Kazakhstan and Russia, which share the world's
longest continuous land border, are destined to play a leading role
in developing the transport and logistics architecture of the
Eurasian continent," Tokayev said.
He noted the steady growth in cargo transportation between the
two countries. According to Tokayev, rail freight traffic reached
92 million tons last year, while road freight transport totaled
nearly 8.5 million tons. In the first quarter of this year, road
transit more than doubled to 4.3 million tons.
The Kazakh president proposed moving to a new stage of
digitalization in the transport sector. "Based on the existing
digital platforms, we propose launching a pilot digital transport
corridor, 'Kazakhstan-Russia,' along one of the busiest routes," he
said.
Tokayev noted that digital integration of the two countries'
transport systems would help expand trade and transit flows.
"Effective digital integration of our transport and logistics
systems, along with the wider use of new technologies, will allow
us to increase bilateral trade, expand transit flows, and
comprehensively strengthen our economic ties," he said.
The president also recalled the first cross-border trial run of
autonomous trucks between the two countries, which took place in
May. "This successful pilot clearly demonstrated that
Kazakhstan-Russia cooperation in the transport sector is
confidently entering a new technological stage," Tokayev added.
