29/30 January 2024
On the 29th and 30th of January 2024, the Investors Forum for EU-Central Asia Transport Connectivity will bring together in Brussels high-level representatives from Central Asian countries, EU Member States, partner countries along the Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor, EU Institutions, international and bilateral financial institutions, as well as representatives of the private sector and members of civil society.
The Forum aims to kick-start the process for implementing and coordinating investments to make the Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor a multimodal, modern, competitive, sustainable, predictable, smart and fast route linking Europe and Central Asia in 15 days or less, in line with the EU's Global Gateway investment plan.
On the 29th of January, the Forum started with an opening plenary session by Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis and High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell. It was followed by a high-level panel discussion and continued, until the 30th of January, with a series of insightful and engaging thematic sessions.
FEPORT Secretary General, Ms Lamia Kerdjoudj, has been requested to moderate a session on January 30th, 2024, on maritime transport “Crossing the Caspian Sea: turning the bottleneck into a key connection” which involved speakers from the Caspian region as well as representatives from Maersk and the Asian Development Bank.