US President Joe Biden and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan both made arguments in favor of their respective transport-cumulative-energy corridors during speeches to the UN General Assembly.
A more connected and sustainable West Asia would result from the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor, according to Biden, who commended the project for opening up investment possibilities on two continents.
India, the Middle East, and Europe The East Corridor, which connects India to West Asia, and the Northern Corridor, which connects West Asia to Europe, will make up the Economic Corridor. It will have a rail line that, when finished, will provide a reasonably priced cross-border ship-to-rail travel network. It would enhance transhipment of products and services from South East Asia via India to West Asia and Europe by supplementing the already used multi-modal transport routes.
At the G20 summit, Turkish President Erdogan had rejected the news of the corridor, saying it was unfeasible without Turkey’s participation. He was the latest to ask that Turkish ports rather than Israeli ports be utilized for the corridor.
Erdogan continued by saying that the “Development Road Project” under Turkish management would strengthen regional collaboration even further. In a speech that was mostly recognized for his views on Kashmir, Palestine, and Xinjiang, the Turkish President briefly highlighted his plan for a transit corridor linking Asia and Europe.
“We are attempting to widen the scope of cooperation in the energy industry to include the Balkans, the Caspian Basin, and the eastern Mediterranean. In addition, he said in his UNGA address, Turkey is in a geopolitical position in the transportation industry that allows it to support any projects that pass through or around it. Both routes will use UAE ports, while Iraq’s Development Road Initiative takes a completely different tack.
The “Development Road Project” between Turkey and Iraq aims to build a 1,200-kilometer highway and a $17 billion high-speed train that would cut the distance between Eastern Asia and northern Europe in half and transport West Asian gas to Europe.
The president of Turkey spoke on the Kashmir issue at the high-level 78th session of the UN General Assembly. “The establishment of a just and lasting peace in Kashmir through dialogue and cooperation between India and Pakistan will pave the way for regional peace, stability, and prosperity in South Asia,” continued Erdogan.
