middle corridor

The Middle Corridor, also called the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR), is a trade route from Southeast Asia and China to Europe via Kazakhstan, the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey. It is an alternative to the Northern Corridor through Russia further to north, and the Ocean Route via the Suez Canal further to the south. Geographically, the Middle Corridor is the shortest route between Western China and Europe. It is undergoing major developments in parts, with the Tr