TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, July 10. Ilkhom Makhkamov, Uzbekistan’s Minister of Transport, threw his hat in the ring by suggesting that Uzbek companies get their feet wet as subcontractors in the China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan railway project, aiming to tap into local raw materials and manufacturing resources, Trend reports.
The proposition was articulated in a strategic assembly with Syu
De Sung, the General Director of the China Railway Corporation,
alongside Jin Xin, the Deputy Director of the Foreign Investment
Department at the National Development and Reform Commission of the
People's Republic of China. The stakeholders engaged in a
comprehensive dialogue regarding the present trajectory of the
railway initiative and the multifaceted obstacles encountered
during this phase of execution.
To enhance cargo throughput and optimize transportation efficiency
along the China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan corridor, Makhkamov further
advocated for the designation of "export" status for the Kashgar
station.
In parallel, at the 17th ECO Summit convened on July 4 in Shusha,
Azerbaijan, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan emphasized
the paramount importance of initiating the
China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan railway project. This initiative aims
to deploy alternative logistics frameworks in response to current
geopolitical dynamics and disruptions within the global supply
chain ecosystem.
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