ASTANA, Kazakhstan, May 14. Türkiye will
continue to support the development of the Middle Corridor,
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during a joint press conference
with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev following talks in Astana,
Trend reports via the
press service of the Kazakh president.
“The importance of the Middle Corridor, which passes through the
Caspian Sea and serves as a modern version of the Silk Road, is
growing every day. Together with Kazakhstan and other partners, we
will continue to promote the development of this corridor to expand
cargo transportation,” Erdogan said.
According to him, Türkiye aims to strengthen connectivity across
the region stretching from the Mediterranean to Central Asia.
“We intend to bring our ties to a new level under the slogan of
unity in language, thought and action,” the Turkish president
noted, adding that preserving the cultural heritage and spiritual
legacy of the Turkic world for future generations remains a shared
responsibility.
Erdogan also said that the sides held comprehensive discussions
on cooperation in various sectors of the economy during the talks
and stressed that efforts to strengthen ties between the business
communities of the two countries would continue.
The Middle Corridor is an international transport and trade
route linking Asia and Europe through Central Asia, the Caspian
Sea, the South Caucasus and Türkiye. The route starts in China,
passes through Central Asian countries, crosses the Caspian Sea to
Azerbaijan and Georgia, and then continues through Türkiye to
Europe. It is considered an alternative to the traditional Northern
and Southern transport corridors.
