Turkmenistan presented its potential at the New Silk Way transport business forum in Astana

The Turkmen delegation is taking part in the VI international transport and logistics business forum “New Silk Way”, which takes place on Wednesday, October 4, in the capital of Kazakhstan – Astana.
The meeting is attended by heads of industry departments from Europe and Asia, representatives of leading companies and experts in the field of transport and transportation, who discuss issues of cooperation and integration of transport systems, the development of the Middle Corridor route, as well as new technologies and innovations that increase the efficiency of cargo transportation and improve terms of delivery.
The forum began with a strategic session “Trends in multimodal transportation on the New Silk Road”, at which the head of Kazakhstan Railways, the ministers of transport of Turkey, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, the vice-ministers of Latvia, Georgia, the deputy general director of the Chinese Railways Group of Companies, the general Secretary of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia. The potential of Turkmenistan as an important link of the New Silk Road was presented in his report with a video presentation by Batyr Annaev, Deputy Director General of the Agency for Transport and Communications under the Cabinet of Ministers.
He informed his colleagues about the active construction and modernization of roads and railways in Turkmenistan, the modernization of the Turkmenbashi international seaport, which has turned into a multifunctional transport hub, and the beginning of the construction of cargo ships and ferries at the Balkan national shipyard, which will significantly enhance trade turnover and transit of goods across Caspian Sea.
In addition, construction of a new international airport is currently underway in the city of Jebel in the Balkan region. In addition to the international airports operating in the cities of Ashgabat, Turkmenbashi, Turkmenabat and Kerki, this facility will become the fifth international airport in the country.

Source: Orient news