{"id":35448,"date":"2026-03-08T16:27:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T16:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/35448\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T16:27:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T16:27:16","slug":"turkiye-eu-focus-on-caucasus-centered-connectivity-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/35448\/","title":{"rendered":"T\u00fcrkiye, EU focus on Caucasus-centered connectivity projects"},"content":{"rendered":"

Serkan Demirta\u015f – BRUSSELS
\n\"T\u00fcrkiye,<\/p>\n

Escalating geopolitical tensions and regional armed conflicts have disrupted traditional trade routes, prompting the European Union and T\u00fcrkiye<\/a> to prioritize new connectivity projects that ensure secure and uninterrupted trade between Central Asia and Europe via the South Caucasus.<\/p>\n

A four-way meeting involving the European Union, T\u00fcrkiye, Armenia, and Azerbaijan is anticipated in the coming months to coordinate and advance the regional interconnectedness agenda, according to H\u00fcrriyet Daily News.<\/p>\n

The development follows the signing of a peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia in late 2025 under the mediation of the United States President Donald Trump, who has also initiated the construction of \u201cthe Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity\u201d (TRIPP) to link Azerbaijan with its Nakhichevan Autonomous Region.<\/p>\n

The normalization of relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia has also paved the way for the EU<\/a> to intensify its efforts to establish strong and structural ties with the Central Asian countries and access to the region via T\u00fcrkiye and the South Caucasus.<\/p>\n

The EU has already announced its intention to invest in Azerbaijan\u2019s railway project in Nakhichevan through the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in January, after launching its ambitious Cross-Regional Connectivity Agenda.<\/p>\n

Azerbaijan, for its part, has already started construction of the railway, which aims to link Azerbaijan and T\u00fcrkiye through the autonomous region.<\/p>\n

The completion of the Nakhichevan railway project and TRIPP will create an important connectivity ground between Europe and Central Asia, often dubbed the Middle Corridor. This will result in by-passing Suez Channel and Russia-controlled territories and enhancing trade between Europe and Asia.<\/p>\n

Reconciliation efforts among Armenia and Azerbaijan and Armenia and T\u00fcrkiye have delivered early gains in connectivity, as the countries have commenced renovating outdated railways and roads while launching construction on new ones.<\/p>\n

However, moving forward in connectivity projects require the formal signing of the permanent peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan as the former is expected to undertake some amendments on its constitution, probably after the elections in the next months.<\/p>\n

This step will allow T\u00fcrkiye to establish full diplomatic ties and open the borders with Armenia. However, before that, Ankara is mulling opening the Alican-Margara crossing in the coming months for the use of diplomatic passport holders and the third country nationals.<\/p>\n

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