PM: Middle Corridor offers rare stability for global trade

The Middle Corridor linking East Asia with Europe via Central Asia, the Caucasus and Turkey is emerging as a rare example of a stable and reliable transit route capable of withstanding geopolitical divisions, Georgia’s prime minister has said.

Speaking at the 2026 World Governments Summit on Tuesday, Kobakhidze argued that in a world where traditional trade routes have become “increasingly unreliable,” alternative corridors were no longer optional but essential.

He said the key challenge facing governments was not whether global trade was changing, but how countries responded to that transformation.

“The real question is how we build a trading system that is resilient enough to absorb geopolitical shocks, while remaining open enough to sustain prosperity,” Kobakhidze said.

In an increasingly fragmented global economy, he added, countries able to bridge divisions were becoming strategically valuable, while stability itself had turned into a critical asset.

“The world does not need less trade, it needs more resilient trade,” the prime minister said. “It does not need isolation, it needs intelligent diversification. It does not need sides to be chosen, it needs reliable bridges.”

Kobakhidze added the reality had brought the Middle Corridor to the forefront, describing it as no longer merely an option, but an essential condition for global trade.

By offering a dependable route that bypasses geopolitical fault lines, he said, the corridor positioned Georgia and the wider region as key connectors between East and West.