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Uzbekistan suggests to launch new transport corridor from China to Afghanistan

Uzbekistan Materials 11 August 2022 11:52 (UTC +04:00)
Uzbekistan suggests to launch new transport corridor from China to Afghanistan
Natavan Rzayeva
Natavan Rzayeva
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 11. Uzbekistan proposed to launch a new "China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan-Afghanistan" transport corridor, Trend reports via Uzbek railway company (Uzbekistan Temir Yullari).

This initiative was discussed during an online meeting between the acting chairman of the board of Uzbekistan Temir Yullari, Khusnutdin Khasilov, and the heads of the railways of Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan.

The meeting was attended by the Director General of Kyrgyz railway company (Kyrgyz Temir Zholu), the Director General of the Afghan Railways, as well as representatives of the Chinese Wagkhan Corridor logistics company.

According to the Uzbek side, the key point in organizing a new corridor is to create mutually beneficial conditions for cargo transportation, and most importantly, to introduce competitive tariffs.

It is planned to transport goods along this corridor from the Kashgar railway station in China to the Osh railway station in Kyrgyzstan by road, and from the Osh station to the Hairatan station in Afghanistan by rail.

To date, the annual volume of cargo transportation is 3,500 containers, and in the future it is planned to transport up to 60,000 containers per year.

The parties agreed to discuss the issue of tariff discounts and to present an updated tariff rate at the next meeting.

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