A trilateral meeting of the heads of transport departments of Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Afghanistan was held in the Kazakh city of Aktau. The event was held as part of the First North-South Trade and Logistics Forum. This is stated in the message of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.
The key topic of the negotiations was the development of the North-South transport corridor. The parties discussed the conditions for transporting goods along the Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Afghanistan route with the prospect of access to Pakistan. Particular attention was paid to the possibility of joint participation in the project for the construction of a railway from the Turkmen-Afghan border to the Afghan city of Herat.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, the meeting participants emphasized the strategic importance of the Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Afghanistan route as an integral part of the North-South transit corridor.
According to the forecasts announced, at the initial stage the volume of cargo transportation could range from 5 to 8 million tons, and in the long term – reach 20-30 million tons.
