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Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan have exchanged a signed agreement on cooperation for the development of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, also known as the Middle Corridor. The exchange was between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
At Kazan International Airport, named after Gabdulla Tukay, a new Terminal B has been launched in test mode to serve domestic flights, with Tatarstan's head Rustam Minnikhanov taking part. The Tatarstan president's press service announced the launch.
The state stake in Uzbekistan's national postal operator Uzbekiston Pochtasi (UzPost) has been transferred to trust management by WB INT EXPORT, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Russian marketplace Wildberries. According to an extract from the minutes of UzPost's shareholder meeting dated 21 September 2026, the trust management agreement was concluded on 30 December 2025.
Uzbekistan and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) have agreed to expand cooperation on urbanisation and urban planning. A roadmap was signed following a meeting in Geneva between Sherzod Kudbiev, chairman of Uzbekistan's National Committee on Urbanisation and Sustainable Development of the Housing Market, and Tatyana Molchan, UN Deputy Secretary-General and UNECE Executive Secretary.
Under an agreement signed between Bulgaria and Turkey and approved by the government, a new border crossing called Kapitan Andreevo – Kapıkule North will be built.
Railway administrations from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Turkiye, and Uzbekistan met in Tashkent on October 7–8 to discuss the further development of the CASCA+ international multimodal route. Kyrgyzstan was represented by a delegation from Kyrgyz Temir Zholu led by Deputy General Director Dastan Usubakunov.
Zülfikar Zeynula, chairman of the Turkish Democratic Party (TDP) and Minister of State responsible for International Cooperation and Foreign Investment, made an official visit today to officials of Bechtel–ENKA. The company is undertaking construction of Corridor 8, one of the country's major infrastructure projects in North Macedonia.
Kazakhstan aims to raise its transit cargo volume to 100 million tonnes a year. According to plans discussed at Kazakhstan Transport Week in Astana, the capacity of its sea ports will be quadrupled and the capacity of its fleet increased fivefold by 2035.
Kazakhstan will require foreigners arriving without visas to obtain an electronic entry permit from 24 October, under updated rules approved by a government decree dated 10 October. The document was first published on 14 October and takes effect ten days after that date. The requirement covers citizens of Eurasian Economic Union member states and countries with which Kazakhstan has visa-free travel agreements.
Tashkent, Uzbekistan — Uzbekistan has agreed with China's CRRC Dalian to develop cooperation in the fields of railway transport and metro systems.
The 2027 Four Continents Figure Skating Championship has been moved from Astana to Almaty, Kazakhstan, because of the aftermath of a fire at an energy facility that serves the left-bank part of the capital, according to 24KZ. The decision was taken at a meeting of the ISU Council in Lausanne, and the competition will be held at Almaty Arena.
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed resolution No. PP-368 on 12 October 2026 on additional measures to develop the transport and logistics system. The document sets sector targets for 2026–2030. Under it, the number of international dry ports that meet all requirements is to rise from 24 to 30. Transport and logistics centres will receive tax and customs payment benefits.
President Ilham Aliyev told a limited-format meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States that Azerbaijan has built its modern transport and logistics infrastructure practically from scratch. He said the country is consolidating its position as one of the region's key transport hubs, providing reliable transit along the North-South and East-West international corridors.
The Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic has amended its resolution introducing a temporary ban on importing certain types of construction materials into the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic, Kabar reported on 15 October 2026. The decision was signed by Cabinet Chairman Adylbek Kasymaliev.
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi stressed that Azerbaijan is a state with an important position on the Middle Corridor. Report.az reported that he made this remark during a meeting with President Ilham Aliyev, held as part of his visit to Azerbaijan.
President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan highlighted the importance of the Belt and Road Initiative and recalled that Azerbaijan was among the first countries to support it.
Tashkent plans to comprehensively renovate 400 neighborhoods by 2030 under the “15-minute neighborhood” principle, according to a presentation attended by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The plan envisages 100 neighborhoods renovated in 2027 and 400 by 2030. Work will cover heating, drinking water, sewage, electricity, gas and lighting systems, apartment building facades, roads, children’s and sports grounds. The number of trees and shrubs per resident will be aligned with international standards.
Deputies of the Jogorku Kenesh, Kyrgyzstan's parliament, heard a report from the Cabinet of Ministers on the state of construction of social facilities and roads, including traffic jams, and on the regulation of prices for socially significant goods. Deputies also received information on the implementation of the Jogorku Kenesh resolution of 5 February 2026, No. 147-VIII, on the environmental situation related to smog.
Construction is under way on three key transport corridors in Kazakhstan's Aktobe region, launched on the instruction of the Head of State to boost the country's transit potential. The Center–West highway from Astana and a new Beineu–Seksaul road will open a direct route to the Aktau and Kuryk seaports, cutting the distance by 900 km.
Uzbekistan has approved additional measures to develop its transport-logistics system under Presidential Decree PQ–368, dated 12 October 2026. For 2026–2030, the goal is to lift the annual capacity of transport-logistics centres to at least 40 million tonnes, raise exports of transport and logistics services to $3.5 billion, and increase transit cargo through Uzbekistan to 18.5 million tonnes.
A presidential decree on additional measures to develop the transport-logistics system was adopted on 12 October 2026. It sets key targets for 2026-2030: the annual capacity of transport-logistics centres will be raised to at least 40 million tonnes, exports of transport and logistics services to $3.5 billion, and transit cargo transport through the country to 18.5 million tonnes.
The State Mortgage Company is building more than 83,000 apartments at 65 sites across seven regions of Kyrgyzstan, from Bishkek to Batken region, President Sadyr Japarov said. He made the remarks on 14 October 2026 at a handover ceremony for apartments in the Muras residential complex in Bishkek.
Manasbek Samidinov, Chairman of the Board of “Manas International Airport” OJSC, made a working visit to the Osh and Jalal-Abad regions on October 14, 2026, to review construction progress on new airport projects. He toured the sites, assessed the pace of work, verified compliance with quality standards, and heard reports from responsible specialists and representatives of contracting organizations.
The 5th Meeting of the High-Level Group of the DARYA Regional Programme opened in Ashgabat on 13 October 2026. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, the meeting focuses on skills development in the context of the Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor.
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