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Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-Afghanistan-Iran Corridor



Syllabus of the Subject

Transport Corridor: Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Iran (Bandar Abbas)

  1. Introduction to the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-Afghanistan-Iran Multimodal Transport Corridor (KTAI)
  2. Main features of the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-Afghanistan-Iran Multimodal Transport Corridor
  3. A key-project of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Logistics Corridors
    1. Islamabad-Istanbul Logistics Corridor
  4. Countries of the corridor's area of influence: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, China, United Arab Emirates, Kazakhstan, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
  5. The Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-Afghanistan-Iran Transport Corridor (KTAI) and the New Silk Road
  6. The link with the Almaty-Bishkek Logistics Corridor

Sample - Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-Afghanistan-Iran Transport Corridor (KTAI)
Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-Afghanistan-Iran Transport Corridor

Online Student (Master International Business Foreign Trade)


The Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-Afghanistan-Iran Multimodal Transport Corridor is the shortest possible route between Iran (Port of Bandar Abbas) and Tajikistan (Dushanbe) and Kyrgyzstan through Afghanistan, saving up to five days compared to the usual routes. The population of the corridor region is 128 million people.

Multimodal / Combined Transport

This new trade route will facilitate foreign trade and logistics between member countries, involving significant savings in time and logistics costs.

  1. Types of transport: Road and Rail
  2. TIR Implementation (TIR Convention) of the International Road Transport Union (IRU)
  3. The first TIR shipment was successfully completed recently from the Port of Bandar Abbas (Iran) to Tajikistan (Dushanbe) via Afghanistan
  4. The Port of Bandar Abbas is one of the largest in the region
  5. The corridor is part of the New Silk Road
  6. The Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-Afghanistan-Iran Transport Corridor is one of the corridors of the Organization for Economic Cooperation (OCE)

Countries of the corridor's area of influence: Pakistan.

Bandar Abbas - Zabol (Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran) Route

  1. Bandar Abbas, Minab, Jiroft, Bam, Zahedan, Shileh, Zabol (Iran-Afghanistan border)
  2. Estimated time: 12 h 48 min
  3. Distance: 1,073 Km

Zabol - Dushanbe (Tajikistan) Route

  1. Iran-Afghanistan border, Kabul (Afghanistan), Kunduz (Afghanistan-Tajikistan border), Dushanbe (Tajikistan)
  2. Estimated time: 28 h
  3. Distance: 1,563 km

Asian regional economic communities related to the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-Afghanistan-Iran Transport Corridor

  1. Central Asia Cooperation (CAREC): Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Iran is an observer country
  2. Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO): Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
  3. Shanghai Cooperation Organization: Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
  4. Commonwealth of Independent States: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
  5. Organization for Cooperation between Railways (OSJD): Azerbaijan, Albania, Afghanistan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Hungary, Vietnam, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, China, North Korea, South Korea, Cuba, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Mongolia, Poland, Russia, Romania, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Czech Republic and Estonia
  6. Iran is a member of
    1. Indian-Ocean Rim Association
    2. Asian Clearing Union
  7. Kyrgyzstan is a member of
    1. Eurasian Economic Union
    2. Turkic Council

Related Trade Agreements

  1. Iran
    1. Trade Agreements of Iran: Algeria, Armenia, Syria, Venezuela, Pakistan
  2. Kyrgyzstan
    1. Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement with Pakistan
    2. Trade Agreements with Armenia, Moldova, Ukraine and Uzbekistan
  3. Tajikistan
    1. Trade Agreements with Armenia, Ukraine and with the Eurasian Economic Union

Main Euro-Asian institutions related to the corridor

  1. Boao Forum for Asia
  2. Asia Cooperation Dialogue
  3. Economic Commission for Asia (ESCAP)
  4. Asian Development Bank
  5. Colombo Plan

Major Islamic institutions related to the corridor

  1. OCI
  2. Islamic Development Bank

Islam is the main religion of the region of the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-Afghanistan-Iran Transport Corridor

The Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-Afghanistan-Iran Transport Corridor belongs to the Central Eurasian Economic Area.





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