Astrakhan, September 29 – RIA Novosti. Kazakhstan creates the conditions for the conversion of its territory in the largest Eurasian transit business hub, said Monday during the fourth Caspian summit Kazakh leader Nursultan Nazarbayev.
The summit of the five Caspian states – Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan – the Monday in Astrakhan.
“Nearing completion of the construction of the road corridor” Western China – Western Europe “. During this year, we , Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Iran are going to finally dock railroad extending from Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan to Iran and the Persian Gulf. We create all the necessary conditions for the transformation of the country in the largest Eurasian transit business hub, “- said the president of Kazakhstan.
According to him, Kazakhstan proposes to use the new routes “as a transit bridge to deliver the goods from the Caspian Sea countries to the markets of other countries, especially China, and to the Pacific Ocean”.
“To this end, our governments may consider entering into an intergovernmental agreement. In our view, it is the mutual benefit of all parties, “- said Nazarbayev.
In November 2012, the then Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Serik Akhmetov said that the volume of transit goods through the territory of Kazakhstan in 2020 is projected to reach 35 million tons compared to the current 16.5 million tons. According to him, on behalf of the President of Kazakhstan on the basis of the train national company “Kazakhstan Temir Joly” A national transport and logistics operator company that will integrate rail, sea, air and road transport, to ensure the delivery of cargo on a “door to door”. According to Akhmetov, through expanding the Caspian port of Aktau is planned to increase traffic to 22 million tons, and the mega-project road corridor “Western Europe – Western China” will allow Kazakhstan to become one of the most important transport and transit nodes on the Eurasian continent.
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