In the Kazakhstan city of Aktau, the first transport and export forum “North-South” was held. This is reported by the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The organizer of the event, which was chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Serik Zhumangarin, was the Ministry of Transport of the Republic.
“Transport corridor” of the North -South with the final point in the ports of the Persian Gulf and with further access to India opens up broad prospects and may become one of the locomotives of the economic development of our country, “the statement said.
The forum signed a roadmap with Iran, Turkmenistan and Russia for the synchronous development of the potential of the eastern route of the North – South International Transport Corridor for 2024 – 2025.
The implementation of this document by 2027 will increase the capacity of the corridor to 15 million tons per year, and by 2030 to 20 million tons.
“Kazakhstan intends to continue active participation in the development of the eastern branch of the North-Yug, which has the highest potential for the growth of freight traffic until 2030 and seems to be the most safe for the shortest transit to the Indian Ocean. Therefore, it is necessary to begin the practical implementation of the road map signed today On the synchronous development of the potential of the eastern route of the North -South MTK, which pass through the territories of Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan and Iran, ”said the head of the Ministry of Transport, Marat Karabaev.
Over 440 participants from 12 countries (Azerbaijan, Armenia, Afghanistan, Russia, Belarus, Turkmenistan, the UAE, Iran, Iraq, Oman, Uzbekistan), representatives of the Organization of Economic Cooperation (OEC) and the Eurasian Economic Commission took part in the forum. ).