BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 12. Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan have agreed to establish a joint venture at Kazakhstan’s Altynkol railway station, marking a new step toward expanding bilateral transport and logistics cooperation.
This was reflected in the statement by the Uzbek Ministry of Transport following the delegation's visit to Kazakhstan on August 10-11 to examine the country’s cross-border transport and logistics infrastructure and discuss prospects for further bilateral cooperation.
"An agreement was also reached with the Kazakh side on the establishment of a joint venture at the terminal of JSC "Kedentransservice" at Altynkol station," the ministry said.
During the visit, the Uzbek delegation reviewed Kazakhstan’s experience in organizing rail and multimodal freight transportation and inspected key logistics facilities along the China-Kazakhstan border.
The delegation visited the Altynkol railway station, Kedentransservice terminal, KTZE-Khorgos Gateway dry port, the Khorgos – Eastern Gate special economic zone and the Khorgos International Center of Boundary Cooperation.
Particular attention was given to ensuring the uninterrupted movement of cargo along the China-Kazakhstan-Central Asia route, expanding container transportation, developing multimodal transport corridors and diversifying logistics routes.
"During the visit, special attention was paid to ensuring uninterrupted cargo flows along the China–Kazakhstan–Central Asia route, expanding container transportation, developing multimodal transport corridors and diversifying logistics routes," the statement said.
The discussions come as Central Asian countries seek to strengthen their role as transit hubs connecting China with regional and international markets. Improving cross-border infrastructure and expanding container and multimodal transportation could help reduce logistics bottlenecks and provide businesses with more diversified routes for moving goods.
A key outcome of the visit was an agreement with the Kazakh side to establish a joint venture at the Kedentransservice terminal at Altynkol railway station.
The planned joint venture could further strengthen practical cooperation between the two countries in freight transportation and logistics while supporting the development of more efficient trade routes connecting Uzbekistan with Kazakhstan, China and other Central Asian markets.
The visit also provided an opportunity for the two sides to exchange experience on logistics infrastructure and identify additional areas for cooperation in the transport sector.
