Kyrgyzstan, China Set Goals To Open Checkpoint At Bedel Pass In 2024
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, March 1. The leaders of
Kyrgyzstan and China have set ambitious goals for the opening of
the border checkpoint at the Bedel pass on the China-Kyrgyzstan
border in 2024, the Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of
Kyrgyzstan Akylbek Japarov said, Trend reports.
According to the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan, Japarov
made the statement during his meeting with Member of the Politburo
of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and
Secretary of the Party Committee of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous
Region, Ma Xingrui.
"Undoubtedly, the checkpoint at the Bedel pass will mark a new
milestone in the history of friendship between our countries and
will make a significant contribution to increasing the flow of
cargo from China to the countries of Central Asia and beyond,"
Japarov said.
Speaking about Kyrgyzstan's efforts to increase the capacity of
the Erkeshtam and Torugart checkpoints, Japarov reported that
currently, these checkpoints operate on a 7-day, 14-hour work
schedule and, in collaboration with China, aim to transition to a
24/7 operation.
The chairman also addressed the construction of a conveyor belt
with a coal base in the Erkeshtam checkpoint area, where a
corresponding land plot has been allocated for this project, as
well as issues related to the launch of the Barskoon-Uchturfan-Aksu
highway in 2024.
Additionally, the parties extensively discussed matters related
to energy, subsoil use, agricultural product exports, e-commerce,
and bonded zones.
At the end of the meeting, Japarov proposed the opening of air
communication on the Osh-Kashgar-Osh route and invited Ma Xingrui
and Head of People's Government of Xinjiang Erkin Tuniyazto visit
Kyrgyzstan on a working visit.
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