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Turkmenistan will develop transit corridors

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TURKMENISTAN

Having recently signed a raft of agreements, Turkmenistan has boosted its chances of becoming an important transit route for pan-Eurasian infrastructure projects. Ashgabat has not…

Kazakhstan's China Silk Road will open up Central Asia

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KAZAKHSTAN/CHINA

The network of new land routes to link East Asia and Europe was first raised by President Xi Jinping on a 2013 visit to Kazakhstan, through which the more critical central…

Iran’s Chabahar contribution faces challenges

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IRAN

Iran’s efforts to implement the project are part of the country’s long-term goal of becoming a regional transit hub. The port at Chabahar and a connecting railway remain…

North Macedonia may axe key transport link to Bulgaria

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NORTH MACEDONIA

The corridor is considered strategic by the EU, but Mickoski suggested that funding for the project be reallocated instead to upgrading the north-south Corridor X, which connects…

Armenia-Turkey relations improve against the odds

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ARMENIA/TURKEY

The call was a step forward in a rapprochement that has emerged over the last year following three decades of animosity. In the latest practical step in this difficult process…

Iran will work to improve ties in the South Caucasus

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IRAN

Iran perceives that it has become isolated in the South Caucasus, as a result of changing geopolitical relations over the past three years. Israel has increased its presence…

Russia rail and road investment could spur economy

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RUSSIA

Russia's rail and road infrastructure.

China's influence in the South Caucasus will grow

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CAUCASUS

In April, the deputy minister of international relations of the Chinese Communist Party's Central Committee, Chen Zhou, visited Georgia to discuss bilateral relations. The trip…

Major Georgian port project revived

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GEORGIA

Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili revealed in December that the government intended to build the Anaklia deep-water port, but without ADC involvement. After many false starts…

Long-delayed Romanian motorway will help Ukraine

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ROMANIA

This offers Ukraine enhanced connectivity to the EU, increasing the volume of throughputs in response to Russia’s restrictions on Black Sea shipping, but also responding to…