Name: From 'landlocked' to 'land-linked': CKU railway opens a new development corridor
Uploaded: 2026-09-06T11:55:49+08:00
Duration: 2 min 39 s
Description: Uzbekistan is one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world, with transportation costs accounting for around 20% of its import and export costs. Sodiq Safoyev, Uzbekistan's first deputy Senate chairman, says the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan

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Uzbekistan is one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world, with transportation costs accounting for around 20% of its import and export costs. Sodiq Safoyev, Uzbekistan's first deputy Senate chairman, says the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan (CKU) railway will not only shorten transit times between China and Europe but will also help Uzbekistan move from a transit route to a hub for value-added production. "It is not just a transport corridor; it's a corridor of development."

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