Turkish deputy transport minister Ünüvar promotes Middle Corridor in Vilnius

Turkish Deputy Transport Minister Durmuş Ünüvar outlined the Middle Corridor’s opportunities at a forum in Vilnius. He also met Lithuanian Vice-Minister Dovilė Sujetaitė to discuss transport cooperation between the two countries.

Türkiye’s Deputy Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Durmuş Ünüvar attended the Transport Innovation Forum in Vilnius, where he outlined the trade and logistics opportunities offered by connectivity projects, led by the Middle Corridor and the Development Road, the Turkish Embassy in Lithuania said.

The eighth Transport Innovation Forum was held on Oct. 14-15 at the Litexpo conference center under the theme “Adapt to the Never Normal.” Organized by Lithuania’s Transport Innovation Association (TIA), it was expected to draw more than 800 participants from over 20 countries.

A map of the Middle Corridor during a panel at the forum

Talks with Lithuanian counterpart

During the visit, Ünüvar met Lithuania’s Vice-Minister of Transport and Communications Dovilė Sujetaitė to discuss ways to develop bilateral cooperation in transport. The Turkish delegation also reviewed regional and bilateral projects with executives of the Lithuanian Transport Innovation Association.

The Turkish delegation at the Lithuanian Ministry of Transport and Communications

The Turkish Embassy in Vilnius hosted the deputy minister and his delegation and thanked TIA for organizing the forum and for its cooperation.

Middle Corridor and Development Road

The Middle Corridor, also known as the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, links China to Europe via Kazakhstan, the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Türkiye. According to the Organization of Turkic States, cargo volume on the route reached 4.5 million tons in 2024.

The Development Road is a $17 billion joint project of Iraq and Türkiye, under which a railway and a parallel highway of about 1,200 kilometers are planned to connect Iraq’s Faw port on the Persian Gulf to the Turkish border. Iraq, Türkiye, Qatar and the UAE signed a memorandum of understanding on the project in Baghdad in April 2024.

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