Eastern Black Sea Exporters' Association Chairman Ahmet Hamdi Gürdoğan said that if the Batumi-Hopa Port railway connection, which they see as the project that will start the Asian railway geography by laying 20 kilometers of rail in the Eastern Black Sea, will provide Turkey with a great competitive opportunity in foreign trade.
Gürdoğan stated that the Eastern Black Sea Region performed important functions in foreign trade in every period of history, and that it served as a bridge in the trade between Asia and Europe with its ports and border gates. Pointing out that the Sarp Border Gate, which is one of the three most important gates of Turkey today and where the most passengers enter and exit, maintains its importance in exports as it is the gateway to the Caucasus and its hinterland Central Asia, Gürdoğan said: Especially with the opening of the Kazbegi-Verhni Lars land border gate, which we have realized with our long efforts and the great support of our Turkish Exporters Assembly, and which will enable us to reach the Russian Federation as a transit via Georgia by road from our country as soon as possible, it is very important in the export of the Eastern Black Sea Region in the coming period. There will be developments,” he said.
Gürdoğan, Simplified Customs Line System, which is called as 'green line', is located at Tuapse Port, which is the sea gate of Russia close to the region as a result of long efforts of DKİB, at Kazbegi-Verhni-Lars land border customs, which is also located at the Sarp Border Gate hinterland. stated that it was established. The offer many conveniences in Turkey's major export markets, customs procedures on exports to the Russian Federation, the process of voicing gain significant competitive advantages such as fulfillment fast and priority Gurdogan, "Simplified Customs Line System, next to the export of our country, but also to the export of our province in the coming period he will contribute greatly. ” - “We cannot benefit from geographical proximity” Gürdoğan pointed out that the problems caused by the lack of logistics infrastructures, which are the most important factor in foreign trade, besides the current negative geographical conditions of the region, prevent the regional exports from reaching the real potential offered by the geographical proximity advantage, continued as follows: East Black Sea exports will increase to higher levels thanks to the opportunities offered by the geographical proximity advantage.
Eastern Black Sea, which is the only region where we have been repeating every time for years and where there is no rail transportation in our country at very low cost, will realize the Batumi-Hopa Port railway connection, which we see as the project that will start the Asian railway geography with 20 kilometers of rail pavement, and will give our country a great competitive opportunity in foreign trade. In addition, the logistical potentials offered by the geography we are in will be provided to the economy. The queues at the border gate cause reproach. ”Gürdoğan is one of the three most important gates in the country and leads the exporters of the tails of Sarp Border Gate, which ranks first in terms of pedestrian traffic, for 2-3 hours. Emphasizing that, as DKİB, in this regard, the expansion of the area where the Sarp Border Gate is located by expropriation, the reconstruction of the gate in accordance with our country image, will reduce the density of the Sarp Border Gate and completely export burden. The Muratlı Border Gate from Borçka district has been opened as a new gate to function in its transports and truck entrances and exits, and efforts are being carried out rapidly by the Ministry of Customs and Trade in this regard. We hope that the Sarp Border Gate will be expanded and the Muratlı Border Gate will be opened within two years. Because this route will enable us to reach the Asian geography where the countries that will steer the world economy in the future, we must already be prepared for this development, and we demand the completion of the necessary infrastructure investments for this new export route, which we call the 'new Silk Road'.
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