BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 24. Kyrgyzstan
believes TRIPP, the Trans-Caspian route, the
China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway, and other regional corridors
should form an integrated regional logistics system, Kyrgyz
Minister of Economy and Commerce Bakyt Sydykov said.
He made the remarks during the seventh annual Caspian Business
Forum held by the Caspian Policy Center (CPC) in New York.
"Our objective should not simply be to build separate national
infrastructure projects. Our objective should be to build an
integrated regional logistics system. TRIPP, the Trans-Caspian
route, the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway, and other regional
corridors should complement each other," Bakyt Sydykov said.
According to Sydykov, connectivity has a direct impact on the
competitiveness of landlocked Central Asian economies, the cost of
doing business, investment attraction, and access to global
markets.
"Our objective should not simply be to build separate national
infrastructure projects. Our objective should be to build an
integrated regional logistics system," he added.
Bakyt Sydykov noted that TRIPP, the Trans-Caspian route, the
China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway and other regional corridors
should complement each other as parts of a broader connectivity
network.
On August 8, 2025, following a trilateral meeting with U.S.
President Donald Trump in Washington, President of Azerbaijan Ilham
Aliyev and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint
declaration on establishing peace between Baku and Yerevan and
restoring transport connectivity between mainland Azerbaijan and
the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. The initiative was named the
"Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity."
