Central Asian trade route stirs to life, drawing European investment

Middle Corridor grows in importance as alterative to Russia, Suez routes

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Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speaks at the Astana International Forum on May 30. (Kazakhstan government)

YOHEI ISHIKAWA

ASTANA, Kazakhstan -- A Eurasian trade route that traverses Central Asia is gaining commercial importance, with the potential to reshape international relations from East to West.

The Middle Corridor, or the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, starts in China, enters Kazakhstan by rail and road, and crosses the Caspian Sea and the Caucasus, before reaching either Turkey or Europe.

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