On February 10, 2026, a quadripartite meeting was held in Ashgabat with the participation of Rovshan Rustamov, Chairman of Azerbaijan Railways (ADY), part of AZCON Holding; Mammed Akmammedov, Minister of Railway Transport of Turkmenistan; Zufar Narzullaev, Chairman of the Board of Uzbekistan Railways; and Lasha Abashidze, Director General of Georgian Railways. The parties discussed key areas of cooperation in the railway sector and prospects for joint development of the Middle Corridor as a strategic transit route in the region.
Meeting participants focused on enhancing the route’s competitiveness and increasing freight volumes on this route. The importance of digitalizing processes to expedite and optimize transportation, as well as to improve the transparency and efficiency of logistics operations, was emphasized. The importance of implementing the Memorandum of Understanding on Transport and Logistics Cooperation between the relevant agencies of Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, signed last August in Turkmenbashi, was particularly emphasized.
Following the talks, the parties signed a protocol outlining joint steps to digitalize, develop freight transportation along the Middle Corridor, and conduct route diagnostics to further enhance its capacity and sustainability.