Railway trade between Turkey and Russia bears great potential, with the agriculture and metallurgy sectors coming to the forefront, Sergey Pavlov, first deputy managing director at Russian Railways said Tuesday. He stressed the importance of the block export train that recently reached Russia from Turkey on the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) Railway in terms of boosting bilateral trade.
Pavlov told Anadolu Agency (AA) that the cooperation between Turkey and Russia that provides mutual benefits has a good history and positive indicators. He also said after the inclusion of Russian Railways, the transportation of foreign trade goods between the two countries surpassed 20 million tons in 2020, with an increase of 10% compared to the previous year.
Pavlov pointed out that after a new railway route via the BTK was commissioned in 2017 and a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed in May 2019, to accelerate the transportation on the new line, the two countries were connected with a direct railway line.
Pavlov said they are ready to take all the necessary measures to ensure the regular flow of foreign trade goods through the BTK.
