Materials with tag «railway»
Uzbekistan, Afghanistan extend agreement on operation of Hairatan — Mazar-i-Sharif railway line
Uzbekistan and Afghanistan extended the contract for the continued operation of the Hairatan — Mazar-i-Sharif railway. A subsidiary of Uzbekistan Railways will remain the operator of the line.
Construction of China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway launched
Construction of China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway was launched on 27 December. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said it would transport up to 15 million tons of cargo annually, reducing transit distance by thousands of kilometers and delivery times from China to Europe by nearly a week.
Construction of China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway to begin on 27 December
Construction on China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway is set to begin on 27 December, president of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov announced. Kyrgyzstan’s Cabinet of Ministers and the joint railway company signed an investment agreement for the project.
Heads of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan approve establishment of joint venture between railway administrations
Presidents of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan discussed Central Asian security and supported the establishment of a joint venture between the countries' railway administrations. It will be involved in the development of the trans-Afghan railway.
“The construction of China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway would guide “our region out of a transport impasse” — Akylbek Japarov
At the Tashkent Investment Forum, Akylbek Japarov, Kyrgyz PM, highlighted the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway’s potential to alleviate regional transport issues, connect roughly four billion people, and expand transport links from Asia to Europe and the Middle East.
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