Britain will help Kazakhstan develop the Middle Corridor, British Foreign Minister James Cleverly said on a visit to the Central Asian nation, where he also signed a memorandum on supplies of critical minerals.
Cleverly, who met Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and a number of other senior officials, said he discussed the disruptions in Kazakh oil exports and discussed ways to support the development of alternative routes such as the Middle Corridor.
That route crosses the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey, and requires significant investment in order to boost its capacity, although Kazakhstan has already started diverting some crude shipments towards it.
Cleverly and Kazakh diplomats said they have signed a memorandum on critical minerals such as rare earth metals, but provided no details about it.
