In an interview with Trend, Prof. Azamat Seitov emphasized that the TRIPP (Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity) initiative could become a multi-level platform of new opportunities for Uzbekistan, fitting organically into the country's strategy of economic openness and modernization. According to him, the project opens up qualitatively new transit and logistics prospects, especially given Uzbekistan's lack of direct access to the world's seas and its objective interest in diversifying transport routes.
The expert noted that the development of alternative corridors through the South Caucasus and further to Western markets will reduce dependence on a limited number of traditional routes, strengthen the sustainability of foreign trade, and reduce logistics costs. In this context, TRIPP complements national efforts to transform Uzbekistan into a regional transport and logistics hub, as well as creating conditions for Uzbek products to enter European and Middle Eastern markets more actively via multimodal routes.
Speaking about the international dimension of the initiative, Azamat Seitov linked the promotion of TRIPP to the visit of US Vice President Jay D. Vance to Azerbaijan, which is an important step in the implementation of the project in a broader regional context, including Central Asia. He stressed that the US views TRIPP as a strategic element of peaceful and infrastructural integration in the South Caucasus, which could have a direct impact on neighboring regions and strengthen Uzbekistan’s transit potential.
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