Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications Anna Natova attended the high-level meeting on the development of the Middle Corridor, held today in Brussels. During the event, Bulgaria presented its vision of the strategic role of the Black Sea ports as gateways from Europe to the Middle Corridor. The meeting was opened by Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos and also included European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism Apostolos Tzitzikostas, as well as ministers and deputy ministers of transport from Armenia, Kazakhstan, Türkiye, Ukraine, Moldova, Uzbekistan and others.
In her address, Deputy Minister Natova highlighted the geostrategic role of Bulgaria as an EU member state with access to the Black Sea and stressed the need to ensure faster, safer and unimpeded transport of goods and passengers along the route. She noted that modernising the ports and developing them in an integrated manner with rail transport would enhance the efficiency and competitiveness of the entire transport corridor. “Developing the Middle Corridor is both a strategic opportunity and a shared responsibility for Bulgaria,” she added.
Addressing European partners and representatives of Central Asian and South Caucasus countries, Deputy Minister Natova noted that achieving full operational capacity along the route requires accelerated investment, improved institutional coordination and stronger cross-border cooperation. She drew particular attention to public-private partnerships as a key factor in securing financial resources and introducing innovative logistics solutions.
