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INTERNATIONAL

nomic cooperation between the countries of Central Asia
and the Middle East.

In this regard the signing of the Intergovernmental Agree-
ment and the Memorandum concerning the creation of a
corridor Central Asia-Middle East should be noted. This
large-scale project is considered as one of the most effec-
tive factors in ensuring sustainable development both in
the regional and international scale.
Railway station at Ashga bat
The transport corridor Afghanistan-Turkmenistan-Az-
erbaij an-Georgia, as well as initiated by President Gur- with access to Turkey. This initiative of the International
banguly Berdimuhamedov and implemented together Road Transport Union is fully consistent with the vision
with partner countries a project to build a railway line of Turkmenistan on the perspectives of development of
Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Tajikistan are intended to transport routes in this area. In addition, our country has
operate for the effective implementation of the transit- expressed its willingness to act as an active partner and
transport potential of the Central Asian region and the participant in the TRACECA program. Transport Corri-
Eurasian continent as a whole. dor Europe-Caucasus-Asia (TRACECA) is a set of multi-
modal transport system in the region. Profitable for for-
One of the significant intermodal hubs of transport infra- eign airlines are also transit and air routes through the
structure in Turkmenistan is the International seaport of airspace of Turkmenistan.
city of Turkmenbashi. Constructed on the Caspian coast,
it will create exclusively favourable conditions for the ac- The country has put into operation new roads and rail-
cess of European countries to the commodity markets of ways, construction of new infrastructure facilities of
the Middle East and the countries of the Indian Ocean. the transport sector, as well as introduction of modern
Construction of its own Navy for Turkmenistan is not forms of investments for the sake of the development
only an economic task, but also has an important strate- of this important sector of the economy. Turkmenistan
gic and political importance. is also working to bring national legislation in this area
in conformity with the generally accepted norms and
On the territory of Turkmenistan a significant amount of au- standards of international law. International coopera-
tomobile transport in international transit communication tion in the transport sector is being strengthened and
is carried out. In this regard, a number of priority strategic expanded. All this contributes to further strengthening
objectives consist of the construction and reconstruction of the role and place of Turkmenistan at the regional and
highways Turkmenbashi-Garabogaz-Kazakhstan border, global space.
Turkmenabat-Gazachak-Dashoguz and Mary-Serhetabat.
Thus, the basis for the integration of transport and tran-
It is important to note the support by Turkmenistan of sit system of the Turkmen state into the world system is
an initiative to create a Modal Highway in Central Asia the creation of an extensive transport and communica-
tion infrastructure and network of
logistics terminals. In this regard,
the development of the Turkmen
sections of international transport
corridors should be carried out in
an interconnected manner along
with the main directions of so-
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