The ministers discussed transport corridors linking Central Asia with the Black Sea region.
Foreign ministers from Georgia and five Central Asian countries met in Batumi on October 23. Talks focused on transport and transit links between Central Asia and the Black Sea region.
Foreign ministers from Georgia, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan met in Batumi on October 23, 2026.
They discussed bilateral and multilateral cooperation in political, trade and economic, transport and energy matters.
The ministers focused on developing transport and transit corridors connecting Central Asia with the Black Sea region. They highlighted the importance of making effective use of logistics infrastructure, including seaports and railway networks.
Turkmenistan proposed steps to develop mutually beneficial transregional cooperation between Central Asian countries and Georgia, including closer engagement with the International Road Transport Union, the Organization for Cooperation between Railways and the International Maritime Organization.
Turkmenistan’s foreign minister also stressed the importance of telecommunications cooperation and referred to a project to build telecommunications networks, including laying a fibre-optic cable along the Caspian–Black Sea corridor.
As part of the event, participants visited Batumi Sea Port to learn about Georgia’s maritime transport, transport infrastructure and regional logistics capabilities.
Translated from Russian using artificial intelligence. Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan
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