The draft agreement on Afghanistan-Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey transport and transit corridor was discussed during a five-sided meeting in Ashgabat, a message from the government of Turkmenistan said on November 17, Trend reports.
During the meeting, it was noted that this transport and transit corridor project will promote Afghanistan’s socio-economic revival and allow the country to join major regional and international infrastructure projects, according to the message from the government.
Experts from the participating countries believe that this is a timely initiative and it will contribute to the further progress and prosperity of each country in the region by increasing the volume of general trade and reducing the expenditures on the cargo transit.
Turkmenistan earlier showed interest in joining the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway project. Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey are implementing this project to transport cargo from China and Central Asia.
