BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 26
By Nargiz Sadikhova - Trend:
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the volume of cargo transited in containers through the China-Europe route via Kazakhstan reached 517,500 TEUs in 2020, which is by 65 percent more than in 2019, Trend reports citing the government of Kazakhstan.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Askar Mamin held a meeting with Director-General, Chairman of the Board of "Russian Railways" JSC Oleg Belozerov.
The parties discussed the issues of strengthening cooperation in the field of railway transport and logistics both in a bilateral format and within the Eurasian Economic Union.
The prospects for the further development of the "United Transport and Logistics Company - Eurasian Railway Alliance" JSC ("UTLC ERA") were considered.
This integration project is aimed at ensuring the transit container transportation services by regular trains through the China-Europe route via Kazakhstan, Russia, and Belarus.
"Kazakhstan pays special attention to increasing its transport and logistics potential,” Mamin said. “The further development of railways, an increase in the volume of trade and transit in the region are very important and priority tasks for us."
The volume of cargo transportation between Kazakhstan and Russia in 2020 exceeded 85.6 million tons. The container cargo transportation between the two countries increased by 57 percent in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period of 2020.