交通和基础设施部长阿卜杜勒卡迪尔·乌拉奥卢周一表示，发展道路项目预计将在10年内为土耳其经济贡献约550亿美元。
The Development Road Project is expected to contribute around $55 billion to Türkiye's economy over 10 years, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said Monday.
他在安卡拉举行的一次会议上表示，该项目还将每年为平均7万人提供就业机会，同时加强土耳其在全球贸易中的地位，并支持伊拉克的经济重建。
Speaking at a conference in Ankara, Uraloglu said the project would also provide employment opportunities for an average of 70,000 people annually while strengthening Türkiye's position in global trade and supporting Iraq's economic reconstruction.
规划中的走廊将通过土耳其将伊拉克海湾地区的福港大港与欧洲连接起来，将铁路和公路与能源输送线路、光纤基础设施以及石油和天然气管道相结合。
The planned corridor will connect Iraq's Grand Faw Port in the Gulf to Europe through Türkiye, integrating railways and roads with energy transmission lines, fiber-optic infrastructure, and oil and natural gas pipelines.
“仅就我们国家而言，我们预计该项目将在10年内为我们的经济贡献约550亿美元，并通过建设生产和物流中心，每年为平均7万名公民提供就业机会，”他说。
“For our country alone, we foresee the project contributing approximately $55 billion to our economy over a 10-year period and, through the establishment of production and logistics centers, providing employment opportunities for an average of 70,000 citizens each year,” he said.
乌拉奥卢表示，霍尔木兹海峡周边的紧张局势以及俄乌战争暴露了全球交通网络的脆弱性，促使各国寻求更安全、更短且更可预测的路线。
Uraloglu said tensions around the Strait of Hormuz and the Russia-Ukraine war had exposed vulnerabilities in global transport networks, prompting countries to seek safer, shorter and more predictable routes.
他说，发展道路将提供一个战略性替代方案，特别是减少从海湾国家向欧洲运输货物对霍尔木兹海峡的依赖。
The Development Road would offer a strategic alternative that reduces dependence on the Strait of Hormuz, particularly for cargo moving from Gulf countries to Europe, he said.
他补充说，与好望角航线的45天以及南部走廊的35天相比，该路线可将运输时间缩短至约25天。
He added that the route could cut journey times to approximately 25 days, compared with 45 days via the Cape of Good Hope and 35 days along the Southern Corridor.
乌拉奥卢表示，土耳其认为发展道路是现有贸易网络的补充，包括连接中国和中亚经由里海和土耳其通往欧洲的中间走廊。
Complementary trade routes Uraloglu said Türkiye viewed the Development Road as complementary to existing trade networks, including the Middle Corridor linking China and Central Asia to Europe through the Caspian Sea and Türkiye.
“作为位于中间走廊心脏地带、管理土耳其海峡并建设发展道路的土耳其，我们正在谈判桌上和实际行动中清晰地表明：没有土耳其，就没有走廊。”他说。
“As Türkiye, located at the heart of the Middle Corridor, managing the Turkish Straits and building the Development Road, we are clearly demonstrating both at the negotiating table and on the ground: There can be no corridor without Türkiye,” he said.
现有、正在进行和计划中的连接中间走廊的土耳其铁路线总长2156公里（1340英里），已完成和计划中的投资总额达471亿美元，他说。
Existing, ongoing and planned Turkish railway lines connecting to the Middle Corridor total 2,156 kilometers (1,340 miles) , with completed and planned investments amounting to $47.1 billion, he said.
部长表示，发展道路项目有助于伊拉克摆脱对石油收入的依赖，实现经济多元化，创造过境贸易收入，并加强其作为地区商业枢纽的作用。
The minister said the Development Road Project could help Iraq diversify away from oil revenues, generate transit trade income and strengthen its role as a regional commercial hub.
他回顾了土耳其和伊拉克于今年7月28日签署的协议，表示两国计划在开始施工前先获得议会批准。
He recalled agreements signed by Türkiye and Iraq on July 28 this year, saying the two countries planned to secure parliamentary approval before beginning construction.
这些协议包括通过费什哈布尔-奥瓦科伊边境口岸进行铁路和公路运输的备忘录，以及以自然资源为交换条件发展伊拉克交通基础设施的框架协议。
These include a memorandum on rail and road transport through the Fishkhabur-Ovakoy border crossing and a framework agreement to develop transport infrastructure in Iraq in exchange for natural resources.
乌拉奥卢还提到，土耳其最近与沙特阿拉伯签署了一份铁路合作备忘录，表示复兴历史上的赫贾兹铁路的努力将通过土耳其向欧洲创造从海湾地区出发的额外连接。
Uraloglu also pointed to a recently signed railway cooperation memorandum with Saudi Arabia, saying efforts to revive the historic Hejaz Railway would create additional connections from the Gulf through Türkiye to Europe.
“发展道路项目有潜力重新整合中东分散的地缘经济结构，使伊拉克成为地区贸易的十字路口之一，并加强土耳其在全球连通网络中的地位，”他说。
“The Development Road Project has the potential to reintegrate the Middle East's fragmented geoeconomic structure, transform Iraq into one of the crossroads of regional trade and strengthen Türkiye's position in global connectivity networks,” he said.