UNIFYING ASIA AND EUROPE
Leila Batyrbekova, Deputy Secretary General of the International Association “Trans-Caspian International Transport Route”, will be one of the participants in the discussions during the VII Baltic-Black Sea Economic Forum
International Association "Trans-Caspian International Transport Route" was established in December 2016 based on the decision of participants from Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Georgia forming the Coordinating Committee for the Development of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, and commenced its work in February 2017.
The permanent members of the association are CJSC Azerbaijan Railway, CJSC Azerbaijani Caspian Shipping Company, JSC NC Aktau Sea Commercial Port, CJSC Baku International Sea Commercial Port, JSC Georgian Railway, JSC NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholi, JSC TCDD Transportation and JSC Ukrzaliznytsia.
The ITR International Association serves to coordinate the interaction of all participants in the process of transportation of goods on the route from Asia to Europe and back, providing the necessary information support. It helps to simplify administrative procedures, create a competitive environment and ensure maximum efficiency for companies from different countries, including those not geographically located directly on the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route.
On September 10, 2019, a memorandum of cooperation was signed between the ITR International Association and the Ukrainian Sea Port Administration. It is aimed at attracting cargo flows, which pass through China, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Ukraine to European countries, to Ukrainian ports.
Noting the importance of the meeting at the VII Baltic-Black Sea Economic Forum, which will be hosted by Ukraine (Kherson) on September 25, 2020, Deputy Secretary General of International Association "Trans-Caspian International Transport Route" Leila Batyrbekova said:
“During the forthcoming meeting at the Baltic-Black Sea Economic Forum, representatives of ports and transport and logistics companies that form transport corridors from the Baltic Sea to the eastern shores of the Caspian Sea, should discuss the new working conditions the transport industry has faced in the coronavirus pandemic and announced quarantine restrictions. There are a number of developments and local solutions, based upon which we and our partners should discuss existing proposals for optimizing the collaboration".
