INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Uzbekistan&s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Monday met with Qatar&s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al
Thani for talks on a number of issues including the Trans-Afghan Railway project.The two leaders also discussed bilateral trade issues,
strengthening of relations and regional matters, including the escalating situation in the Middle East.In October 2023, Uzbekistan Railways
JSC presented the Trans-Afghan Railway project to Qatar&s Ministry of Transport.Subsequently, deliberations were held on Qatar&s involvement
in the project&s execution.In February 2021, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan signed a roadmap for the
Termez-Mazar-i-Sharif-Kabul-Peshawar railway construction
The envisioned transport corridor, estimated at approximately $5 billion, aims to connect Europe, Russia, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan,
India, and Southeast Asian nations, boasting a transit capacity of up to 20 million tons of cargo.The post Uzbek and Qatari leaders discuss
Trans-Afghan Railway project first appeared on Ariana News.
