Long Beach, May 15, 2026 – The Port of Long Beach, California, hosted the USA–Eurasia Transportation Forum, organized by the Consulates General of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Georgia in California, with the support of the Port of Long Beach administration.

The forum brought together government officials, port authorities, business leaders, and transportation and logistics experts from the United States and Eurasian countries. The event aimed to advance trade and economic cooperation, exchange best practices, and develop new frameworks for collaboration in transportation infrastructure and freight.

The forum opened with welcoming remarks by the Chief Executive Officer of the Port of Long Beach, Dr. Noel Hacegaba, who expressed support for the initiative and underscored the Port’s readiness to develop new partnerships with Eurasian counterparts. On behalf of the Mayor of Long Beach, Long Beach’s inaugural Protocol Officer, Beril Unver, delivered welcoming remarks and emphasized the importance of strengthening the city’s international ties.

Delegations from the three countries, as well as members of the diplomatic corps accredited in California, actively participated in the forum.

The Kazakhstani delegation included Consul General in San Francisco Nazira Nurbayeva, Director of the Department of International Cooperation at the Ministry of Transport Zhanna Zholdasova, CEO of the Port of Quryq Yerkin Nygmetov, and Honorary Consul of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Arizona Hugh Hallman.

The Azerbaijani delegation was led by Elchin Allahverdiyev, Director of the Climate Diplomacy Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, and Shahmar Hajiyev, Head of the International Relations Department of Azerbaijan Railways.

Georgia was represented by Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Tamar Ioseliani and Lasha Abashidze, CEO of Georgian Railway JSC.

During the panel discussions, members of the Kazakhstani delegation presented the country's key infrastructure projects and transport-logistics potential. Highlighted initiatives included the development of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, the expansion of the ports of Aktau and Quryq as critical Caspian Sea hubs, and the integration of Kazakhstan's transport infrastructure into global supply chains.

Forum participants expressed mutual interest in deepening cooperation between American and Eurasian partners in port infrastructure, logistics digitalization, and the development of multimodal transport corridors.

The forum confirmed the strong interest of the American business community in the transport and logistics opportunities of Kazakhstan and the Eurasian region, and the readiness of both sides to move toward concrete, practical cooperation.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa-san-francisko/press/news/details/1221772?lang=kk