“It is planned to build a new “dry port” at the Bakhty crossing, accelerate the construction of a container hub in Aktau, and expand port facilities on the Black Sea along the Middle Corridor. The construction of Kazakh terminals in Chinese Xi'an and the Georgian port of Poti has already been launched,” Tokayev said on Friday, addressing the people of Kazakhstan.
According to him, these are real examples of linking the Chinese mega-project "Belt and Road" with Kazakh national initiatives. The realization of the transport potential depends on the constructive and good neighborly relations with all neighboring countries without exception, including Russia, China, the neighbors in Central and South Asia.”
“We need a comprehensive plan for the development of maritime infrastructure, in which a separate role should be assigned to the port of Kuryk. It will have to become a full-fledged logistics cluster, such as Aktau. No less important is the North-South international corridor, which opens our country access to the ports of the Persian Gulf. It is necessary to gradually double the capacity of the railway part of this route,” Tokayev said.
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