Radio Free never accepts money from corporations, governments or billionaires – keeping the focus on supporting independent media for people, not profits. Since 2010, Radio Free has supported the work of thousands of independent journalists, learn more about how your donation helps improve journalism for everyone.

Make a monthly donation of any amount to support independent media.





Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan Break Ground On Trade Hub

Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan have broken ground for a giant trade and economic-cooperation hub, the largest of its kind in Central Asia, along the border of the two neighbors.

The Uzbek government’s press service said a groundbreaking ceremony with the prime ministers of the two countries was held on April 10 at the Gishtkoprik-Zhibek Zholy border checkpoint.

“This unique project in the Central Asian region will be profitable for the two nations and contribute to the development of trade and economic ties in the region as a whole,” the Uzbek government said.

Kazakh Prime Minister Asqar Mamin told the ceremony that Kazakh and Uzbek officials have a goal of tripling trade between the two biggest economies in the region to $10 billion.

The Kazakh prime minister’s press service said the new hub will cover a territory of 400 hectares and allow some 35,000 people and up to 5,000 trucks to cross the border from both sides each day after it becomes fully operational.

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoev has taken steps to improve Uzbekistan’s ties with its neighbors since he took office after the death of autocrat Islam Karimov in 2016.

During Karimov’s 27-year rule in Central Asia’s most-populous nation, its relations with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan were strained by disputes over transit routes, border security, water resources, and other issues.

Print
Print Share Comment Cite Upload Translate Updates

Leave a Reply

APA

RFERLs Uzbek Service | Radio Free (2021-04-12T12:46:11+00:00) Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan Break Ground On Trade Hub. Retrieved from https://www.radiofree.org/2021/04/12/uzbekistan-kazakhstan-break-ground-on-trade-hub/

MLA
" » Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan Break Ground On Trade Hub." RFERLs Uzbek Service | Radio Free - Monday April 12, 2021, https://www.radiofree.org/2021/04/12/uzbekistan-kazakhstan-break-ground-on-trade-hub/
HARVARD
RFERLs Uzbek Service | Radio Free Monday April 12, 2021 » Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan Break Ground On Trade Hub., viewed ,<https://www.radiofree.org/2021/04/12/uzbekistan-kazakhstan-break-ground-on-trade-hub/>
VANCOUVER
RFERLs Uzbek Service | Radio Free - » Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan Break Ground On Trade Hub. [Internet]. [Accessed ]. Available from: https://www.radiofree.org/2021/04/12/uzbekistan-kazakhstan-break-ground-on-trade-hub/
CHICAGO
" » Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan Break Ground On Trade Hub." RFERLs Uzbek Service | Radio Free - Accessed . https://www.radiofree.org/2021/04/12/uzbekistan-kazakhstan-break-ground-on-trade-hub/
IEEE
" » Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan Break Ground On Trade Hub." RFERLs Uzbek Service | Radio Free [Online]. Available: https://www.radiofree.org/2021/04/12/uzbekistan-kazakhstan-break-ground-on-trade-hub/. [Accessed: ]
rf:citation
» Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan Break Ground On Trade Hub | RFERLs Uzbek Service | Radio Free | https://www.radiofree.org/2021/04/12/uzbekistan-kazakhstan-break-ground-on-trade-hub/ |

Please log in to upload a file.




There are no updates yet.
Click the Upload button above to add an update.

You must be logged in to translate posts. Please log in or register.