First stone of Uzbekistan-China railway to be laid in October

The Minister of Transport of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Ilkhom Makhkamov, spoke about the conditions and date on which the construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway will begin. This became known from the minister's interview with Uzbekistan 24.

According to Makhkamov, cooperation will take place on concession terms, that is, in the format of a public-private partnership. The minister also added that work would begin in the fall.

"In October of this year, in the fall, the first stone (of the railway – ed.) will be laid, and we will continue to work on the project to begin construction",

Ilkhom Makhkamov said.

Together with the railway, it is planned to create a network of warehouses and terminals, as well as transit and logistics infrastructure, on the territory of partner countries.