Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan are interested in promoting the potential of the eastern part of the North-South international transport corridor. According to the press service of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, this was announced after the meeting between the Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Serik Zhumangarin and the head of the Transport and Communications Agency under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Mammethan Chakiev. The meeting discussed the construction of the Turgundi-Hirat railway and the possibility of activating the shipment of goods through Turgundi on the Chinese route. According to the agreement between the parties China-Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran and the Russian Federation, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan on the establishment of a unified logistics operator for cargo transportation on the eastern branch of this route, mutually agreed on the establishment of competitive price conditions for all joint transits on the "Northern-South" route. emphasized the importance of effective work. Both countries are actively cooperating in the development of the eastern part of the corridor, which runs from Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, facilitating the movement of goods to Pakistan and India. It is important to remember that in July 2024, a road map was signed between Kazakhstan, Russia, Iran and Turkmenistan for the simultaneous development of the North-South corridor. It was also decided to use the western branch of the railways running through Afghanistan. The North-South International Transport Corridor is a 7,200 km long multimodal road connecting St. Petersburg with ports in Iran and India. It offers an alternative sea route connecting Europe with the Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean countries via the Suez Canal. The western and eastern branches of the corridor pass through Iran: the western branch uses road transport through Resh, while the eastern branch uses rail transport. The final destination in Iran is the port of Bandar Abbas, where cargo can be shipped to India by sea. The western branch of the route passes through Azerbaijan, and the eastern branch passes through Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.