Uzbekistan and China planed to sign a memorandum on cooperation in the field of railway transport.

The parties discussed the parameters of the document during the recent visit of the Chinese delegation to Tashkent.  It is planned to envisage the details of future joint projects, as well as issues of cargo transportation.

The parties already actively cooperate on a number of investment projects in the railway sector. For example, Uzbekistan actively buys electric locomotives specially created for local conditions in China. In addition, the Chinese company "China Railway Tunnel Group" built the longest railway tunnel in Central Asia on the route Angren-Pap.

Another promising initiative is the construction of the railway "Uzbekistan - Kyrgyzstan - China". The new railway will provide an opportunity to transport goods from China through Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan to the countries of Eastern Europe and the Middle East. It will become one of the shortest routes for the transport of Chinese goods to the EU.

According to the preliminary parameters of the project, the reduction of the route from East Asia to the countries of the Middle East and Southern Europe will be about 900 kilometers, and the days will decrease by 7-8 days.

In addition, the construction will ensure the development of the transport infrastructure of the Central Asian countries, provide them with convenient access to the ports of the Persian Gulf and the Pacific, and will stimulate the development and use of natural resources of the countries of the region.

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