Following talks between the railway administrations of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, a memorandum of understanding has been signed in Ashgabat, local internet resource Orient reports.
The talks were held by the heads of Uzbekiston's Temir Yullari (Uzbek Railways) and Turkmenistan's Demir Yollary (Turkmen Railways), Zufar Narzullaev and Azat Atamuradov. The parties discussed prospects for increasing freight traffic between the two countries and agreed to strengthen partnership in the field of transport logistics. "This will contribute to the development of trade and economic relations in the region".
Previously, it was reported that Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are ready to exchange experience in the field of locomotive services and develop containerised cargo traffic along multimodal transport corridors. In addition, the sides are seeking cooperation in the exchange of preliminary information on goods and vehicles transported by rail.
Experts told Daryo that Turkmenistan is becoming a transport hub thanks to the launch of the Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran railway in 2014, the longest section of which - 700km - passes through Turkmenistan. The Uzbekistan-Turkmenistan-Iran-Turkey railway route with a total length of more than 4,500km was launched in 2022. This corridor has become Uzbekistan's shortest and most convenient way for export-import operations with Turkey.
Ashgabat also expects the construction of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Tajikistan (TAT) railway to open up markets in China and, from there, the Asia-Pacific region. The major Uzbekistan-Kyrgyzstan-China railway project is also of interest to the Turkmen side.
Eziz Boyarov
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