The railway, 450–500 km long, will be part of China’s global One Belt, One Road initiative.
Two former Soviet republics in Central Asia – Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan – have agreed with China to build a railway to Europe bypassing Russia. This was reported by the Moscow Times.
It is reported that the agreement on the project, which has been discussed by Beijing, Bishkek and Tashkent for 27 years, was signed by the parties on June 6 in Beijing, and construction is expected to start in October. The railway, 450–500 km long, will be part of China’s global One Belt, One Road initiative.
“Experts note that the annual volume of cargo transportation will reach 15 million tons, and the delivery time of goods to end consumers will be reduced by 7 days. In addition, a modern transit and logistics infrastructure, warehouses and terminals will be created, said the President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
The road will run from Kashgar in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region through Torugart, Makmal and Jalal-Abad in Kyrgyzstan to Andijan in Uzbekistan. Next, the highway will connect with the roads of other Central Asian countries, where cargo will go to the Caspian Sea, Turkey and Europe.
On June 19, the parliament of Kyrgyzstan, through whose territory the main part of the route will pass, ratified an agreement with China and Uzbekistan on the construction of the road. A joint project company (JPC) will be formed to lay the Kyrgyz section of the highway between the countries. China will own 51% of it, and Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan will get 24.5%.
It was previously reported that the Chinese manufacturer of electric cars has banned the sale of its vehicles in the Russian Federation.
Source: korrespondent
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