The main infrastructure and transportation challenge deliberate to stretc from the Iraqi province of Basra to the Turkish border is predicted to enter the implementation part inside just a few months, Türkiye’s high diplomat stated on Friday.
“We hope to move into the implementation phase of the Development Road project, which is of great importance for prosperity and stability in the Middle East, within the next few months,” Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan instructed the the tenth World Turkish Business Council (DTIK) Congress in Istanbul.
Türkiye and Iraq are working to construct a land and railroad transportation hall from the Iraqi province of Basra to the Turkish border.
Referring to the settlement on the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor signed on the G-20 summit in New Delhi final week, Fidan stated: “We, at a point where three continents converge, are open to any plan that promotes cooperation.”
“However, it should be known that in our region, the effective and sustainable operation of energy and transportation corridors without Türkiye’s involvement is not possible.”
The Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, which connects the Turkic world to Europe through the Caspian Sea, and the Development Road that may go by Iraq to Türkiye, underscore Türkiye’s central position, he added.
Some worldwide developments such because the Russia-Ukraine battle and the COVID-19 outbreak, which have deeply affected the worldwide and geopolitical setting, have confirmed that the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route is a dependable different route, he stated.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
