The launch of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway, the construction of which will start in October 2024, will strengthen transport connectivity in Central Asia and increase the transit attractiveness of the region, believes Uzbek expert Nargiza Umarova. Growing geopolitical tensions in the world threaten the security of traditional sea routes on the one hand, and stimulate the […]
China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project steps closer to reality
nCa Report With the signing of the Uzbek-Kyrgyz border deal, the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project (CKU) has stepped closer to reality. CKU had already returned to limelight when during the SCO summit in Tashkent on 14 September 2022, the three countries – China, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan – agreed to jointly fund the feasibility study for the […]