Tashkent, April 6 -- The construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway is estimated to cost $8 billion. Kyrgyzstan, China, and Uzbekistan have completed all necessary procedures and are set to begin construction this year. Currently, they are updating the feasibility study for the project.

The agreement for this railway project was signed in Samarkand in September 2022, outlining the preparation of the technical and economic basis for the project, which was completed by mid-last year. In December 2023, Chinese experts finished their fieldwork for the new railway line. This project, under discussion for over 20 years, aims to expand trade and transportation routes from China to Europe and the Persian Gulf via Uzbekistan.

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