
Afghanistan-Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey Corridor
Syllabus of the Subject: Afghanistan-Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey Transport Corridor (Lapis Lazuli)
- Introduction to the Afghanistan-Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey Transport Corridor (Lapis Lazuli)
- Main features of the Transport Corridor (Lapis Lazuli)
- Countries in the area of influence of the Lapis Lazuli Transport Corridor : Armenia, Iran, Russia, Uzbekistan
- The relationship of the Lapis Lazuli Transport Corridor with the
- Trans-Caspian Trade and Transit Corridor (Central Corridor)
- Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul Rail and Road Corridor (ITI-ECO)
- Baltic-Adriatic Transport Corridor (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Italy, Slovenia)
- The Lapis Lazuli Transport Corridor and the
Silk Road of the 21st century
The Subject «Afghanistan-Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey Transport Corridor (Lapis Lazuli)» belongs to the following Online Higher Education Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:- Transportation Courses:
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Corredor de Transporte Afganistán-Turkmenistán-Azerbaiyán-Georgia-Turquía (Lapislázuli)
Corridor de transport Afghanistan-Turkménistan-Azerbaïdjan-Géorgie-Turquie (Lapis-lazuli)
Corredor de Transporte Afeganistão-Turquemenistão-Azerbaijão-Geórgia-Turquia (Lápis-lazúli). |
Sample of the Subject: Afghanistan-Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey Transport Corridor (Lapis Lazuli)

Description of the Subject - Afghanistan-Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey Transport Corridor (Lapis Lazuli).
The Afghanistan-Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey Transport Corridor (Lapis Lazuli)
has been operational since 2018. It connects Afghanistan with
Turkey
through
Turkmenistan,
Azerbaijan and Georgia.
- This corridor is part of the Silk Road and follows the path of the
old Silk Road (Lapis Lazuli route)
- It is the shortest, cheapest and safest route between the
Caucasus and Central Asia.
- The Transit and Transport Cooperation Agreement (Lapis Lazuli Route
Agreement) between Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey and
Turkmenistan was signed in Ashgabat in 2017.
- Countries of the Lapis Lazuli Corridor's area of influence:
Armenia, Iran,
Russia and
Uzbekistan
- This corridor has been financed almost entirely by the Asian
Development Bank.
Advantages of the Afghanistan-Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey Transport Corridor (Lapis Lazuli)
- Increased foreign trade in the region
- About 80 percent of products shipped from South Asia to Europe are
estimated to travel through the Lapis Lazuli Corridor
- The Lapis Lazuli corridor supports TIR Carnet (TIR Convention)
and e-CMR / Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR, UN)
- Decrease in tariff barriers
- Cross-border transport agreement
- Decrease in logistics costs
- Cross-border harmonisation

Corridor Itinerary
- The Lapis Lazuli corridor begins in Afghanistan, on the
border with Turkmenistan in two places:
- Aqina (north of the Afghan province of Faryab)
- Torghundi (western Afghan province of Herat)
- The corridor crosses all of Turkmenistan (passing through
Mary, Tejen, Yashlik, Ashgabat, Gokpede, Baharly, Serdar, Bereket, Kum
Dag, Balkanabat) until reaching the port of Turkmenbashi (Turkmenistan) in the Caspian Sea
- The route between the port of Turkmenbashi (Turkmenistan) and the
port of Baku (Capital of Azerbaijan) is done by sea
- From Baku the corridor reaches the Georgia-Azerbaijan border,
passing through Shamakhi and Ganja
- From the border the corridor reaches the Georgian ports of Poti and
Batumi passing through Tbilisi (Capital of Georgia)
- The corridor heads south until it reaches the Georgia-Turkey
border.
- From the border the corridor connects with the Turkish cities of
Kars, Ankara, Mersin and Istanbul.
The Afghanistan-Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey Transport Corridor (Lapis Lazuli)
is part of the CAREC Transport Corridor
The Lapis Lazuli corridor will connect to the Turkey Middle Corridor
Project ("Trans-Caspian East-West Trade and Transport Corridor").

Related Corridors to the Silk Road
- Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor
- Asia-Africa Growth Corridor
- China-Central Asia-West Asia Economic Corridor
- Almaty-Bishkek Economic Corridor
- Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia (TRACECA)
- China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor
- International North-South Transport Corridor
- China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
- Nanning-Singapore Economic Corridor
- India-Chabahar (Iran)-Afghanistan Corridor
- Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-Afghanistan-Iran Transport Corridor (KTAI
-ECO)
- Trans-Siberian Railway (Russia, Mongolia, China, North Korea)
Trans-European Transport Network Corridors
- North Sea-Baltic Transport Corridor
- Pan-European Corridor II
- Pan-European Corridor IX
- Atlantic Transport Corridor (Portugal-Spain-France-Germany)
- North Sea-Mediterranean Transport Corridor

Asian regional economic communities related to the Afghanistan-Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey Transport Corridor (Lapis Lazuli)
- Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Programme (CAREC):
Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia,
Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
- Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO):
Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan,
Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
- Commonwealth of Independent States (CEI):
Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
- Organisation for Cooperation between Railways (OSJD):
Azerbaijan, Albania, Afghanistan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Hungary,
Vietnam, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, China, North Korea, South Korea, Cuba, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Mongolia,
Poland, Russia, Romania, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan,
Ukraine, Czech Republic and Estonia.
- Regional Organisation for Democracy and Economic Development (GUAM):
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine
- Organisation of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC):
Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Turkey and Belarus
- EU Eastern Partnership: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine
-
European Union-South Caucasus Relations: Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia
- European Neighbourhood Policy:
Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Egypt, Georgia,
Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Moldova, Morocco, the Occupied Palestinian
Territory, Syria, Tunisia and Ukraine
- Black Sea Synergy:
Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine
- Azerbaijan is a member of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States
- Turkey is a member of:
- Euro-Mediterranean Partnership
- Customs Union with the European Union
- Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
- Africa-Turkey Partnership
- Turkey is an observer country in the
Association of Caribbean States (ACS)
Free Trade Agreements related to the Countries of the corridor
- Turkmenistan
- Free Trade Agreements with Armenia, Georgia and with the Eurasian Economic Union
- Azerbaijan
- Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with Russia, Ukraine and Georgia
- Free Trade Agreement between Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova
- EU Eastern Partnership
- Georgia
- European Union-Georgia Trade Agreement
- EFTA-Georgia Free Trade Agreement
- Free Trade Agreements (FTA) of Georgia with Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
- Free Trade Agreement between Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova
- Turkey
- Turkish Free Trade Agreements:
EFTA, Tunisia,
Egypt,
EU,
Chile,
Africa-Turkey, Israel, Macedonia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Palestine, Syria, Jordan, Georgia and Albania.
- Islamic Trade Preferential System (TPS-OIC)
- Generalised System of Preferences (GSP)
Main Euro-Asian institutions related to the corridor
- Boao Forum for Asia
- Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD)
- Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- Colombo Plan
- Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
Major Islamic institutions related to the corridor
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OCI)
- Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)
The main religions of the region of the Afghanistan-Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey Transport Corridor (Lapis Lazuli) are:
-
Islam
- Orthodox Christianity
The Afghanistan-Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey Transport Corridor (Lapis Lazuli) belongs to the:
-
Central Eurasian Economic Area
- Orthodox Economic Area
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