TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, June 20. Deputy Minister of Transport Ilkhomjon Abdugafarov met with a delegation led by Chen Huaiyu, Chairman of the Board of the Export-Import Bank of the People's Republic of China, to discuss key infrastructure initiatives, including the construction of toll highways and broader opportunities for cooperation in the transport sector, Trend reports.
Conversations were predominantly centered on the fiscal
strategies for the infrastructural development of toll expressways
along the Tashkent–Samarkand and Tashkent–Andijan corridors, the
establishment of an independent high-velocity passenger rail link
between Tashkent and Samarkand, and the acquisition of
state-of-the-art buses to enhance the public transportation
framework in Tashkent and adjacent areas—ultimately striving to
elevate the service quality delivered to the populace.
The parties also deliberated on the imperative to expedite the
alignment and formalization of a financing accord between
Uzpromstroybank and China Exim Bank for the acquisition of 200
electric buses. Furthermore, they delved into a prospective
initiative for the procurement of an additional 1,000 buses in the
imminent future.
In the interim, the dyadic commerce between Uzbekistan and China
exceeded the $13 billion threshold in the preceding fiscal cycle.
Both nations articulated a robust assurance in achieving the
aspirational $20 billion benchmark established by their respective
leadership, highlighting the escalating intricacies of economic and
strategic interconnections.
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