WNAM MONITORING: The Turkmenbashy International Seaport on the Caspian Sea serves as part of the Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan–Turkmenistan–Azerbaijan–European Union transport corridor, which is now fully operational, as reported by the press service of Transport and Communications Agency under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan.
This transport corridor allows goods to be transported from Kyrgyzstan to Turkmenistan, specifically to the Turkmenbashy port, and then across the Caspian Sea via the Alyat (Azerbaijan) port to Europe or Astrakhan (Russia).
Kyrgyz freight carriers are actively utilizing this route to transport goods to Europe, said Beknazar Bazaraliyev, deputy minister of transport and communications of the Kyrgyz Republic, The route runs from Kyrgyzstan to Uzbekistan, then to Turkmenistan, followed by a sea crossing to Azerbaijan and onward to Europe.
The distance between Bishkek and the Turkmenbashi International Seaport is approximately 2,500 kilometers. Bazaraliyev emphasized that the corridor provides new opportunities for trade and connectivity, particularly with the planned launch of the North–South transport corridor.
This route is also a key segment of the broader “Asia-Pacific Region–China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan–Turkmenistan–Azerbaijan–Georgia–Türkiye–Europe” transport corridor, connecting Asia to Europe.
The Turkmenbashy port is located on the eastern coast of the Caspian Sea intended for international transportation of various types of cargo and is a “sea gate” connecting Central Asia and Europe by sea, road and rail serves as the largest transit hub in the region.
