The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has offered Turkmenistan partnership in the development of the Trans-Caspian international transport corridor, the Turkmendenizyollary (Turkmen Sea Routes) agency reports.
According to the information, Kenji Ogasahara, Director of JICA's East and Central Asia and Caucasus Department, visited the country. In particular, the Japanese delegation discussed with the leadership of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan issues related to customs procedures at the Turkmenbashi International Sea Port.
The experts told Daryo that Turkmenistan, which has access to the Caspian Sea, is seeking to maximise the potential of international transport and transit corridors in the region.
Interested countries, including the EU, are planning to transform the Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor into an ultra-modern, multimodal and efficient route linking Europe and Central Asia over 10,000km in 15 days.
The modern Caspian port of Turkmenbashi, which has improved access to European countries and markets in the Middle East, became operational in 2018. The $1.5bn project was implemented by Gap Inşaat (Turkey). The total capacity of the port, excluding oil products, is 17mn tonnes of various cargoes per year. Four terminals are located on an area of more than 150 hectares: general cargo, containers, bulk cargo and car ferries.
Ashgabat and Tashkent are discussing ways to create favourable conditions for cooperation, believing that the port of Turkmenbashi could be used as part of the transnational route China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan-Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey-Europe.
Eziz Boyarov
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