ASTANA, Kazakhstan, December 22. Kazakhstan is
set to sign the TRACECA single transit permit agreement, a move
that aims to streamline and enhance international road freight
transport across the participating countries of the TRACECA
corridor, Trend
reports, citing a draft government decree.


The draft decree, developed by the Ministry of Transport of
Kazakhstan, outlines the conditions and procedures for the issuance
and use of a single transit permit for cargo transportation across
the territories of TRACECA member states.


The agreement seeks to establish a unified mechanism for transit
permits, simplifying and accelerating cross-border road transport,
increasing transparency, and digitalizing procedures.


The agreement is expected to boost transit flows along the
TRACECA routes, which are vital for connecting Europe, the
Caucasus, and Central Asia. The first practical results are
anticipated to be seen after the agreement comes into force, which
will occur 30 days after the receipt of the fourth notification
from member countries. The introduction of the Annual Transit
Permit Cycle from January 1 to January 31 the following year will
allow for stable planning and more predictable freight transport
operations.


The implementation of the agreement’s provisions is expected to
improve coordination between relevant authorities, reduce border
crossing times, and enhance control over transit shipments.


The TRACECA International Transport Corridor includes the
transport systems of 14 countries participating in the multilateral
agreement for the development of the Europe-Caucasus-Asia corridor.
These countries are Azerbaijan, Armenia, Bulgaria, Georgia, Iran,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Romania, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,
Türkiye, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.


In Kazakhstan, five major international transport corridors run
through the country:







- North and South Corridors of the Trans-Asian Railway: North -
connecting Western Europe to China, Korea, and Japan through Russia
and Kazakhstan (Dostyk-Astana-Petropavlovsk), and South -
connecting Southeast Europe to China and Southeast Asia via Turkey,
Iran, Central Asia, and Kazakhstan (Dostyk-Saryagash).


- Central Asian Corridor: Connecting Central Asia to Russia and
the EU (Saryagash-Arys-Kandagach-Ozinki).


- North-South Corridor: Connecting Northern Europe and the
Persian Gulf countries via Russia and Iran, with Kazakhstan playing
a key role in the Aktau Port-Ural regions-Aktau-Atyrau section.


- TRACECA: Connecting Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus, the
Caspian Sea, and Central Asia.


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