Tokayev: Transportation on Trans-Caspian route may grow 5 times

In the medium term, the volume of transportation along the Trans-Caspian route can be increased five times, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said, Report informs citing TASS.

“The Trans-Caspian route is called upon to play an important role in strengthening our transit potential. In the medium term, the volume of traffic along this corridor can be increased five times. To do this, we need to join forces with partner countries - China, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Türkiye,” Tokayev said in a statement.

He noted that it is necessary to build a new ‘dry port’ at the Bakhty crossing, speed up the construction of a container hub in Aktau, and expand port facilities on the Black Sea along the Middle Corridor.

“The construction of Kazakh terminals in Chinese Xi’an and the Georgian port of Poti has already been launched. These are real examples of how the Chinese Belt and Road megaproject is combined with our national initiatives. Realization of the transport potential depends on our constructive and good-neighborly relations with all neighboring countries, without exception, including Russia, China, our good neighbors in Central and South Asia,” the president of Kazakhstan noted.