On March 4, as part of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route International Association (TITR IA) Legal Entities Union meetings in Baku, a trilateral meeting was held between ADY Chairman Rovshan Rustamov, David Peradze, General Director of Georgian Railway, and Nurlan Sauranbayev, Chairman of the Management Board of Kazakhstan Railways.

The discussions focused on key measures to streamline container cargo operations from China to Europe, ensuring timely and seamless deliveries. The organization and operations of the "Middle Corridor Multimodal" LTD Joint Venture, a partnership between Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Georgia, aimed at enhancing the efficiency, reliability, and seamless functioning of international transport corridors, were also highlighted.

The meeting emphasized the regional significance of railway cooperation among the Middle Corridor's key transit countries and highlighted the Baku–Tbilisi–Kars railway’s role in east-west freight transportation, now with an increased annual capacity of 5 million tons.

According to the railway administration heads, a key milestone of the cooperation was the successful dispatch of the first container block train from Kazakhstan’s transport and logistics hub in Xi’an, China, launched in March last year.
One of the last year’s successes – travels of a total of 287 block trains from China to Azerbaijan and Europe was recalled, with efforts underway to increase this number to 600 by year-end.

The discussion also underscored the importance of accelerating cargo flows along the TITR, with a particular focus on how strengthened cooperation could elevate the China–Central Asia–Azerbaijan route to a global level.

The parties agreed upon expanding joint efforts between railway administrations for boosting cargo transportation volumes through more efficient utilization of the Middle Corridor’s full potential.