ASTANA: Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan will construct the trans-Afghan corridor, according to the documents signed during President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s official visit to Turkmenistan on October 10.
Kazakh Transport Minister Marat Karabayev has said the corridor will pass through the territory of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, then to Afghanistan with access to Pakistan, the Arabian Gulf and the Indian Ocean.
As part of Tokayev’s official visit, the two sides signed four documents, two memorandums and two intergovernmental agreements in the field of transport. Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan will also start direct air flights.
The agreements provide for the abolition of the permit system in freight transport by motor vehicles. Both nations will also develop strategic cooperation in transport and logistics.
