Direct train service from eastern Kazakhstan to Uzbekistan to be restored later in 2025

Xinhua
10 Jul 2025, 23:15 GMT+10

ALMATY, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Direct train service from Ust-Kamenogorsk city in eastern Kazakhstan to major Uzbek cities including Tashkent, Samarkand and Bukhara will be restored later this year, Kazinform news agency reported Thursday.

The decision was discussed during a meeting between East Kazakhstan Governor Nurymbet Saktaganov and Uzbekistan's Ambassador to Kazakhstan Bakhtiyor Ibragimov.

The talks focused on strengthening regional cooperation, particularly in transport connectivity, agro-industrial complex and tourism.

In addition to the railway project, the two sides noted the launch of direct flights between Ust-Kamenogorsk and destinations in Uzbekistan.

The meeting also covered cooperation in the supply of nuclear fuel for Uzbekistan's planned nuclear power plant, as well as the exchange of best practices in industrial waste treatment and disposal.

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