China, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan will build a railway bypassing Russia

At the summit held in Xi'an, China, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan signed a tripartite document on the next steps in the construction of a railway bypassing the territory of Russia.

The railway starts from Torugart Pass. If the project is implemented, these countries will have a shorter route to Europe, bypassing Russia and Belarus, which are under international sanctions.

For information, on September 14, 2022, an agreement on the construction of a new road was signed within the framework of the SCO summit held in Samarkand.

The new document defines the next stages of project implementation, in particular, the development of a detailed project, research and the definition of an investment and financing model.

According to Eurasianet.org, the railway starts from the Torugart pass in Kyrgyzstan, where the railway from China has already passed, and goes north through the settlements of Arpa and Makmal to Jalalabad, the railway network of Uzbekistan. is connected with

Source: Khabar.uz