Recently, at the meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan in Tashkent, the two sides agreed that Uzbekistan will undertake the design and construction of some independent sections of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway.

According to the Kyrgyz Satellite Network, Uzbekistan also intends to consider the issue of co-financing as soon as the project's feasibility study is ready. In 2003, the project proposed its first feasibility study, and all parties are now considering alternative routes to reach the best plan.

The Minister of Economy of Kyrgyzstan stated that the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway has opened up new markets for the Eurasian Economic Union. Kyrgyzstan and the neighboring countries participating in the project enjoy favorable geographical locations, which makes this transportation artery a favorable factor for trade and industrial development.

China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway and One Belt One Road

The total length of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway is about 523 kilometers, including 213 kilometers in China, 260 kilometers in Kyrgyzstan, and about 50 kilometers in Uzbekistan. The project intends to depart from Kashgar in southern Xinjiang, China, and reach Uzbekistan via Karasu, Kyrgyzstan. Andijan.

It is an important part of the New Eurasian Continental Bridge. The China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway is the shortest route for transporting goods from China to Europe and the Middle East. The freight distance will be shortened by 900 kilometers and the time will be saved by 7 to 8 days. It is an important part of the construction of the One Belt One Road, and it constitutes the railway transport between China and Europe. An indispensable part of the new channel, it is also a bridge between China and the African continent.

The completion of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway will improve the southern passage of the New Eurasian Continental Bridge, form a convenient transportation channel from East Asia and Southeast Asia to Central Asia, West Asia, North Africa and Southern Europe, further broaden the transportation scope of the New Eurasian Continental Bridge, and increase the new Eurasian Continental Bridge Position in international transportation. Editor/Tian Zengpeng