Afghan Foreign Minister, Uzbekistan and Pakistan signed an intergovernmental agreement on the Transafgan Railway

Afghan Foreign Minister, Uzbekistan and Pakistan signed an intergovernmental agreement on the Transafgan Railway

The project will ensure the shortest route for goods from Russia and Central Asia to the markets of South and Southeast Asia-the territory of Afghan and Pakistan ports

In the capital of Afghanistan Kabul, the first meeting of the heads of Uzbekistan's foreign policy departments, Afghanistan and Pakistan took place, in which the parties signed an agreement on the preparation of a technical and economic measure (feasible research) of the Transafgan railway project. This has been reported in the Uzbekistan Foreign Ministry.

The new railway, under the project, should go along the Termez – NayBabad – Maididhahr – Logar – Kharlachi. Its length, according to preliminary estimates, will be about 760 km. Sales costs are estimated at $ 5 billion and shipping potential – up to 20 million tons every year.

The project is of strategic importance: It will ensure the shortest path for goods from Russia and Central Asia to the markets of South and Southeast Asia-territory of Afghan and Pakistan ports.

At a meeting in Kabul, the Uzbek side also announced the intention to deepen the interaction with Afghanistan in the fields of commerce, agriculture, textile, pharmaceutical and construction, as well as the development of Termez International Shopping Center.

Recall that in February 2021, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan signed a road map to implement the project. In the fall of the same year, the Russian rail and Uzbekistan stamped Yullari announced the cooperation plan. After changing power in Afghanistan, the provisions of implementation have been adjusted, however, as the new agreements show that the project is still the focus of regional interaction.

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