TRANSFORMATION OF THE TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS SYSTEM OF TURKMENISTAN.

The independence of Turkmenistan is a source of happiness for the entire Turkmen people, a holiday of the Turkmen spirit and dignity. Over the years of independence, a solid foundation for sustainable development of the state for the long term has been created in Turkmenistan, and the sectoral structure of the economy has been improved due to cardinal transformations. Today our country has a developed industrial infrastructure, an extensive transport and communication system and a rich human potential. The consistent modernization of the transport and communication infrastructure is increasingly integrating the country into the international transport system and opening up access to the markets of Europe and Asia.

The creation of a modern, integrated, balanced and hightech transport infrastructure is an objective imperative of the time, one of the priority goals of sustainable development. Its implementation meets the strategic interests of the entire international community, can really help strengthen world economic ties, stimulate investment activity, and effectively contribute to the growth of economic and social indicators on a global, regional and national scale. Construction of an integrated, combined transport and transit infrastructure covering the space of continental Eurasia with access to the sea terminals of the Black Sea and Baltic regions, South and Southeast Asia, and the Middle East.

These projects also imply the prospect of connecting to the international transport infrastructure in the southern and eastern directions with access to such powerful economic centers as Europe, China, India, Pakistan, countries of the Asia-Pacific region. An example of this is the Tejen - Serakhs - Mashhad, Ashgabat - Dashoguz, Kazakhstan - Turkmenistan - Iran, Kerki - Ymamnazar - Akina - Andkhoy, and Serhetabat - Turgundi railway lines. All these lines were put into operation during the years of independence of Turkmenistan and are part of the above transport corridors. Nowadays, high-speed autobahn projects are being implemented in two directions: "Ashgabat-Turkmenabat" and "Ashgabat-Turkmenbashi", which are located along the "Great Silk Road".

Today, in Turkmenistan, unique engineering structures are also being commissioned everywhere - railway and road bridges, designed to become the "golden link" of the international network of transport communications. In total, over the years of independence, Turkmenistan has erected more than 20 large...