TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, July 24. Representatives from the railways of China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran, and Türkiye convened in Beijing for a meeting hosted by CRCT to discuss regional transport development, Trend reports.
The discussions focused on evaluating the efficiency of current routes, launching a pilot container train, and reviewing tariff preferences. Following expert negotiations, the parties reached a consensus on joint measures to implement competitive tariffs, increase freight volumes, develop multimodal transport systems, and strengthen future cooperation.
Earlier in May, the same railway authorities held a six-party meeting in Tehran. During that session, they agreed to organize container shipments from China to Europe through two new routes: China – Kazakhstan – Turkmenistan – Iran – Türkiye and China – Kazakhstan – Uzbekistan – Turkmenistan – Iran – Türkiye.