Tajikistan, China hold talks on expanding multimodal corridor to Europe
Minister of Transport of Tajikistan Azim Ibrohim and Minister of Transport of China Liu Wei discussed the development of the China–Tajikistan–Uzbekistan–Turkmenistan–Iran–Türkiye–Europe multimodal transport corridor as part of the initiative “One Belt — One Road”, reports Tajik Ministry of Transport, Kazinform News Agency cites Khovar.
The parties also discussed key infrastructure projects, including the reconstruction of the Kulma–Qarasou checkpoint – the only border crossing between Tajikistan and China.
Furthermore, the ministers reviewed Tajikistan’s potential participation in the China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan railway project and plans to establish joint ventures in Dushanbe for electric vehicle maintenance and battery recycling and increasing quotas for international transportation.
It was proposed to accelerate the signing of agreements on road communication and development of the “China-Tajikistan-Afghanistan” transport corridor.
Earlier it was reported that more than 5,000 Tajik students are currently pursuing higher education in China, highlighting the dynamic and mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries in the educational sphere.