Uzbekistan and Tajikistan to accelerate cargo transportation procedures
Uzbekistan and Tajikistan have agreed to take measures to accelerate cargo transportation and exports. The parties discussed fees, unloading of rail cargo, and border operations.
In Uzbekistan on November 11, Minister of Transport Ilkhom Makhkamov met with a delegation from Tajikistan led by the Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade Rukhshona Nasriddinzoda. The participants discussed the development of transport and logistics cooperation and the growth of cargo transportation volumes between the countries.
Separately, the parties considered simplifying export and transit procedures. In particular, the discussion focused on optimizing fees for road transportation of construction materials from Uzbekistan to Tajikistan.
The meeting participants also discussed accelerating the unloading of export cargo shipped to Tajikistan by rail and increasing the throughput capacity of border checkpoints. Following the negotiations, the parties agreed to implement measures in the shortest possible time to boost exports from Uzbekistan and eliminate obstacles for carriers.
