Prospects for the development of the Middle Corridor through Kazakhstan discussed in Belgium

On June 15, with the support of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Kingdom of Belgium, JSC NC KTZ and the International Association TITR, a round table was held on the topic "Transit and transport cooperation between Kazakhstan and the European Union: prospects for the development of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route".

The event was attended by more than 150 participants: members of the European Parliament, the European Commission, the European External Action Service, the Belgian Parliament, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, OSCE, UNECE, OSJD, EIB, EBRD, IPC TRASECA, and over 80 companies from 18 countries.

Within the framework of the panel session devoted to global routes through Kazakhstan, in his report, Managing Director for Logistics of JSC NC "Kazakhstan Temir Zholy" E. Koishibayev assured that Kazakhstan railways, responding to global trends, actively diversify export routes using the Middle Corridor. Work has already begun on synchronous capacity increase and modernization on the entire route.

In general, the focus of the round table was on topical issues of the development of the corridor: in the light of the changing geopolitical situation, the load on it has increased significantly, so the participants unanimously noted that the support and stimulation of the route in the form of lifting infrastructure restrictions, reorientation of additional cargo flows, IT solutions and end-to-end pricing come to the fore.