President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, speaking at the SCO+ summit in Tianjin, China, proposed to establish close cooperation with the SCO countries in the transport sector.

"We believe that today there are real opportunities to build a logistics highway along the East-West and North-South lines, in which the SCO countries and Turkmenistan are called upon to become key links," the head of state said.

The speech of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov was published on September 2 in the central media of Turkmenistan.

"The targeted unification of efforts and potentials, the mobilization of political, diplomatic and economic resources will mean a qualitatively new stage not only in the development of our cooperation. It is "capable of creating conditions for the formation of a holistic geo-economic space from the Pacific Ocean to the Baltic, including large and dynamically developing economic zones - the Asia-Pacific region, Central and South Asia, Russia, the Middle and Near East," the head of state said.

"At the same time, it is worth highlighting the trans-Caspian and Caspian routes. We proceed from the fact that the interests of the SCO as an organization and Turkmenistan coincide here and have a high degree of compatibility," Serdar Berdimuhamedov noted.

"I believe that our common task is to translate them into practical use. We see the Caspian corridors - vertically and horizontally - as a real chance to radically increase the efficiency and return on our economic and production capabilities, full-fledged access to world markets, establishing and strengthening long-term and strong positions in the Eurasian geo-economic space," Serdar Berdimuhamedov emphasized. In this regard, the head of Turkmenistan drew attention to the capabilities of the International Sea Port of Turkmenbashi and the use of its multifunctional terminal in the interests of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

Serdar Berdimuhamedov also spoke about the possibility of establishing cooperation in shipbuilding. "Many SCO countries have serious production capacities and extensive experience in this area. Turkmenistan is also actively developing national shipbuilding and I believe that partnership in this industry can bring tangible mutual benefits," the President of Turkmenistan said.