EU advances economic partnerships and connectivity agenda with South Caucasus

From 25 to 27 November, Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos and Commissioner for International Partnerships Jozef Síkela will be in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, to advance the development of the Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor, a flagship initiative of the Global Gateway strategy aimed at linking Europe and Central Asia while fostering prosperity and stability.

On Thursday, Commissioners Síkela and Kos will take part in the Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor and Connectivity Investors Forum, which will gather the EU, the Black Sea and Central Asian partner countries to advance the cross-regional connectivity agenda. The Forum will review progress made since the first Investors Forum for EU–Central Asia Transport Connectivity held in Brussels in January 2024, and the Cross-Regional Ministerial Meeting held in Luxembourg on 20 October. The programme will feature high-level thematic sessions on transport and logistics, covering both soft and hard connectivity aspects such as regulatory harmonisation, infrastructure investment and digitalisation of trade corridors.

The event will feature the presentation of the EU Connectivity Agenda – a comprehensive framework outlining the European Union’s vision to develop a transport and logistics network linking Europe and Central Asia via the Black Sea and the South Caucasus.

The Forum aims to reinforce the EU’s investment cooperation with Partner Governments and the private sector along the entire corridor connecting Europe and Central Asia. Participants will include senior representatives from the European Union and its Member States, Eastern Partnership, Black Sea and Central Asian countries, as well as from international financial institutions and the private sector.

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