The issues of development of the Trans-Caspian international transport route have been discussed in Baku.

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Today in Baku under the chairmanship of the President of JSC "NC "Kazakhstan Temir Zholy" Askar Mamin held first meeting of the working group of the Coordinating Committee TITR.

The heads of JSC "NC "Kazakhstan Temir Zholy", Turkish State Railways, JSC "Azerbaijan Railways", JSC "Georgian Railway", JSC "NC "Aktau International Sea Trade Port", Baku international Sea Trade Port, JSC "Azerbaijan's Caspian Shipping Company", LLC "Batumi Sea Port" took part at the working group meeting of the Coordinating Committee TITR.

During the meeting the issues relating to the establishment of competitive rates for transportation of goods, formation of complex bets on the organization of container trains on the route TITR have been discussed.

In addition, the parties agreed this year to make arrangements for container service from China-Kazakhstan-Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey with the use of a new railway line Zhezkazgan-Beiyneu, Aktau seaport facilities, as well as railway line Kars-Akhalkalaki by creating an enabling tariff conditions.

Despite the slowdown in economic activity in the region, the participants developed a number of joint actions to achieve the level of traffic through the Trans-Caspian international transport routes at the level of 5.5 million tons of cargo a year.

President of JSC "NC "Kazakhstan Temir Zholy" Askar Mamin have been re-elected as chairman of the Coordinating Committee TITR for 2015.

The next meeting of the Coordinating Committee TMTM will be held in Istanbul on 5-7 March this year.