BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 2. Participation in the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR, Middle Corridor) project will open up great opportunities for Lithuania, Egidijus Navikas, Ambassador of Lithuania to Kazakhstan, told Trend.
"The development of the Trans-Caspian route is a necessary and promising project in the current geopolitical situation, when Russia's aggression against Ukraine has disrupted traditional supply chains from Asia to Europe," he said.
As Navikas said, Lithuania welcomes Kazakhstan's plans to diversify its commodity routes and is actively engaged in this process.
The ambassador noted that Lithuania is an associate member of the intergovernmental commission TRACECA.
"In June 2023, the Union of Transport Workers of Kazakhstan (KAZLOGISTICS) and the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists, as well as joint stock companies Lithuanian Railways and Klaipeda State Seaport Directorate, signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to promote the development of logistics capacity on the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR). We believe that participation in the Middle Corridor project will open up great opportunities for Lithuania to transport cargo from Asia to the Baltic and Scandinavian regions," he added.
The Middle Corridor is a transportation and trade route that connects Asia and Europe, passing through several countries in the region. It is an alternative route to the traditional Northern Corridor and Southern Corridor. The route starts in China and crosses Central Asian countries such as Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan. It then passes through the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Türkiye before reaching Europe. The Middle Corridor offers a land route that connects the eastern parts of Asia, including China, with Europe, bypassing the longer maritime routes.