Kazakhstan seeks greater role as NATO route
New plans indicate Central Asian state wants to boost position as supply route into Afghanistan.
Published On 9 Jul 2012
Kazakhstan is seeking to play a greater role as a supply route for NATO into Afghanistan.
A significant portion of non-lethal goods in NATO’s northern distribution network, in which cargo is transited from the West to Afghanistan through Central Asia, already passes through Aktau, a key Kazakh sea port.
Aktau could also soon become part of an integrated network linking Asia with Europe, a US-backed initiative called the New Silk Road that aims to improve relations between Central Asian countries and the West.
Robin Forestier-Walker reports from Aktau.
Source: Al Jazeera