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China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway
September 26, 2022
China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan Move Railway Plans Forward With Agreement at SCO
By Catherine Putz
Under the September 14 agreement, the three parties will jointly fund a feasibility study of a proposed route through Kyrgyzstan necessary to bring the CKU Railway into being.
September 15, 2022
Trial Run for China-Afghan Rail Corridor as SCO Summit Kicks Off
By Sophia Nina Burna-Asefi
Rail routes are all the rage, as the SCO gathers. Keep an eye out for new agreements on regional transit routes.
July 15, 2022
China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway: Opportunities and Challenges for China
By Yunis Sharifli
While the hope is for the CKU route to begin construction in 2023, there remain significant challenges to realizing the railway.
May 13, 2022
China and Uzbekistan: An Emerging Development Partnership?
By Sophia Nina Burna-Asefi
Uzbekistan is leveraging its partnership with China to address the logistical and geographic challenges it faces.
March 22, 2021
Border Issue Tops Agenda in Kyrgyz State Visit to Uzbekistan
By Umida Hashimova
In the Kyrgyz president’s first state visit to Uzbekistan earlier this month, border issues topped the agenda.
March 11, 2021
Kyrgyz President Japarov Touches Down in Tashkent
By Catherine Putz
Following recent visits to Russia and Kazakhstan, new Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov is in Uzbekistan for a state visit.
October 06, 2020
Does Russia Have a Role in the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway Project?
By Umida Hashimova
In September, Kyrgyz President Sooronbay Jeenbekov again mentioned Russia’s participation in the long-delayed project.
June 22, 2020
The China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Transport Corridor Stretches Further Into China
By Umida Hashimova
The transport corridor is in use and has great potential, but the middle section through Kyrgyzstan still transports cargo via trucks and not railcars.
January 14, 2020
Why an Iran-US Conflict Would Be a Disaster for Uzbekistan
By Umida Hashimova
Tashkent’s aims to diversify its transportation routes, a necessity for the double-landlocked state, rest largely on Iran.
August 02, 2019
Water and Railways Discussed By Kyrgyz and Uzbek Prime Ministers
By Catherine Putz
It may lack big headlines, but the normal continuance of diplomacy between neighbors is important in Central Asia.
May 17, 2017
What's Next for the Belt and Road in Central Asia?
By Catherine Putz
Three regional presidents attended the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing last weekend.
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