The head of the Astrakhan region told Putin about the plans for cooperation in the Caspian Sea
The special geographical position of the Astrakhan region opens up great prospects for development. They were discussed in the Kremlin today. Vladimir Putin spoke with the head of the region, Igor Babushkin, about current tasks and problems, and the fight against COVID-19. Also, about how to use the vast potential, the First Channel of Russian TV reports.
Astrakhan is a city on the coast of the sea that unites five states, at the crossroads of trade routes. A city with a rich shipbuilding tradition.
The pandemic does not cancel ambitious plans in the economy of the Astrakhan region. Neighbors in the Caspian make orders at shipyards. Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan are interested in the implementation of a large-scale project - the development of the international transport corridor "North - South" through the port of Olya.
The seaport of Olya is located in the Volga delta, it is being developed as one of the key points of the North-South transport corridor. To fully load this route, it is also necessary to deepen the Volga-Caspian Sea Canal, as well as create a network of roads around Astrakhan, Babushkin said.
A week ago, the head of the Astrakhan region met with President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov in Ashgabat.
At that time, the possibility of using the facilities of the Turkmenbashi International Seaport and launching regular passenger and cargo flights between the ports of the Caspian states, including the Russian port of Olya, was also considered.
In addition, the parties agreed to create a logistics center of Turkmenistan in the Astrakhan region, on the territory of the special economic zone being formed near the port of Olya.
Astrakhan enterprises have built several oil platforms and other fleet facilities for Turkmenistan and are ready to fulfill new orders, including within the framework of industrial cooperation with the Balkan shipbuilding plant in the port of Turkmenbashi.
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