Turkmenistan announced its readiness to become a transport hub between Europe and Asia
Turkmenistan has all the necessary infrastructure to become an important transit hub for cargo transportation between Europe and Asia. This was stated by Deputy Director General of the Agency for Transport and Communications under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Batyr Annayev, speaking at the opening of the investment forum on sustainable transport Global Gateway in Brussels, reports the “Turkmendenizderyayollary” Agency.
According to Annayev, in recent years Turkmenistan has actively invested in the development of transport infrastructure - more than 5000 km of railways, an international seaport in Turkmenbashy with a capacity of 17 million tons per year, the construction of new airports and the Ashgabat-Turkmenabat highway. These facilities open up opportunities for organizing sustainable and safe cargo transportation through Central Asia in conditions of global instability.
In addition to the transit of goods, Turkmen infrastructure is also of interest for investment by European companies. Annayev invited all interested parties to discuss joint projects in the field of logistics and the creation of trade and logistics hubs in Turkmenistan.
At the forum that opened, several initiatives to develop sustainable transport links between Central Asia and Europe have already been announced. Issues of reducing cargo delivery times, increasing transportation efficiency and improving infrastructure were discussed.