The President of Kazakhstan emphasized on the expansion of the North-South Corridor
At the meeting of the Supreme Economic Council of Eurasia, the President of Kazakhstan asked the member states of this union to expand the North-South corridor to reach Iran and the Middle East countries. |
According to the Fars News Agency reporter in Astana, the President of Kazakhstan, Kasem Jomart Tokayev, announced at the meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in St. Petersburg: Kazakhstan is considering 5 transportation and logistics centers within the borders of the federation. Russia, China, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and the Caspian Sea.
He emphasized that for the further development of the transport corridor, joint ventures of logistics companies from Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan are being established.
Tokayev said: Kazakhstan is ready to modernize the railway and road network. This applies to the “Bino-Mangistav” railway line, “Maqat-Qandiagash” and also the “Bino-Shalgar” road section. Our initiative to launch the “Chelyabinsk-Bulasak-Iran” route is also being implemented.
The President of Kazakhstan also asked the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union to develop the North-South transport corridor with Expand access to the countries of the Middle East, Iran, Pakistan and India.
He added: Construction of 1,300 kilometers of new railway line, dry ports in “Bakhti and Kaljat” and also a sea port. It is considered in “Bandar Abbas” of Iran. Also, the construction of Kazakhstan’s terminals in the city of “Xian” in China and the port of “Puti” in Georgia is being completed.
Tokayev in this meeting called for the removal of obstacles and restrictions in the common market and acceleration of the situation The technical regulations of the Eurasian countries and also invited the member countries of the Eurasian Economic Union to cooperate in mutually beneficial projects, including a large network of strategic ports, logistics centers and hubs.
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