Presidents of Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan to instruct appropriate agencies on new railway project
BISHKEK. May 28. KAZINFORM – On May 28 after the informal meeting of the heads of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) four member states, Nikolai Bordyuzha, the Secretary General of the organization, said that the meeting discussed the construction of the transnational railway running from Russia through Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan to Tajikistan.
N. Bordyuzha notes that this issue does not concern the CSTO activity, but the heads of the four states agreed that they would give appropriate instructions to transport departments of their countries. The task will be given to "KazakhstanTemirZholy" National Company, the Russian Railways as well as the corresponding agencies of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. These institutions should work out feasibility, financial and economic aspects for implementation of the project.