BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, September 20. Kyrgyzstan and China have agreed to increase quotas for road freight transportation by the end of this year, Trend reports via Kyrgyzstan's Cabinet of Ministers.
China and Kyrgyzstan reached this agreement following a meeting between Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Bakyt Torobaev and Chinese Minister of Transportation Li Xiaopeng.
Moreover, it is expected that an additional 40,000 vehicles from each side will be allowed to enter and exit by the end of the year.
The meeting discussed further steps to improve the work of checkpoints “Torugart” and “Irkeshtam” on the Kyrgyz-Chinese state border, as well as the modernization of infrastructure at the recently opened simplified mode checkpoint “Bedel”.
The parties also discussed the joint completion of the construction of the highway “Barskoon-Uchturfan-Aksu” by 2027, the length of which is 152 km to Bedel from the Kyrgyz side.
Furthermore, progress on the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railroad project was discussed, and it was noted that a trilateral commercial agreement is expected to be signed soon.