The first container train departed from Uzbekistan to Europe via the Middle Corridor (Trans-Caspian International Transport Route), that is, bypassing Russia. This was reported on December 19 by the press service of "
A train of 46 wagons and over 91 containers loaded with copper concentrate. The train will move along a route of more than 4,000 km from Uzbekistan through Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Bulgaria and other European countries.
Caspian and Black Sea train will cross rail ferries.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said in November that it was ready to invest billions of euros in the development of cargo routes between Europe and Asia, bypassing Russia.
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Recall that the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, said that the European Union and the countries of Central Asia are interested in the development of transport corridors bypassing Russia..