China News Service, Lanzhou, September 25 (Zhang Jing Du Ping) On the 25th, Lanzhou and Xinjiang Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture jointly built a new "China-Kyrgyzstan-Ukraine" international multimodal transport channel and the launch ceremony of the train in Gansu (Lanzhou) International Held in dry port.

The first train departed from Lanzhou dry port, exited through Irkeshtan port, and finally arrived in Uzbekistan.

  The first train consists of 29 sets of 40-foot self-contained boxes, with a cargo weight of about 450 tons and a value of about 2.67 million US dollars. The main goods are lamps, radiators, and anti-theft doors.

  According to reports, the national "14th Five-Year Plan" port development plan clearly stated that the development of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway port will be accelerated in an all-round way.

The “China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan” channel expands a new space for opening to the west, injects new impetus for rapid development, and opens up a new pattern of regional cooperation. The opening of this channel will further promote my country's international trade liberalization and facilitation of two-way circulation, as well as the development of my country's western logistics hub. .

The picture shows the Gansu (Lanzhou) International Dry Port.

Photo by Du Ping

  The "Zhongjiwu" channel is the 4th (Irkeshtan) new entry and exit channel opened after the 3 West and Middle East (Khorgos, Erenhot, Manzhouli) China-Europe railway lines. "Places" ("3 countries" are China, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan, and "4 places" are Lanzhou, Kyrgyzstan, Osh, and Tashkent) are closely connected.

  The passage starts from the Lanzhou Dongchuan Railway Port, is transported by rail to the Xinjiang Kashgar Railway Freight Yard, and then exits from the Irkeshtan Port to Kyrgyzstan by road, and finally arrives at Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. The whole journey takes about 7 to 10 days (before The traditional transportation time saves about 5 days).

  Lanzhou is a strategic passage connecting the Eurasian Continental Bridge and a transportation hub connecting the southwest and northwest. It is an important gateway for my country to open to the west and south.

Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture is an important channel for my country to open to the west, especially to Central Asia and South Asia, including Western Europe. It is the only place where the "China-Kyrgyzstan-Ukraine" international train will pass.

  According to the Gansu (Lanzhou) International Dry Port Management Committee, Lanzhou and Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefectures have complementary advantages and a mutually beneficial and win-win cooperation space. The successful shipment of this train is the joint construction of the "China, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan" international The vivid practice of the new multimodal transport channel is also a useful exploration to deepen the customs clearance potential of Irkeshtan Port and strengthen the role of Lanzhou as a national logistics hub. It is of great significance for deepening economic and trade cooperation, building an operating system, and improving communication mechanisms.

  Zhang Weiwen, deputy secretary of the Lanzhou Municipal Party Committee and Mayor, said that since the launch of the “China-Kyrgyzstan-Ukraine” international multimodal train last year, Lanzhou has deepened interconnection with cities along the route, and jointly promoted trade, investment and transportation facilitation, and created an internal and external convergence, The new international trade channel with vertical and horizontal linkage, the shortest time and the best cost has formed a unique brand advantage.

  The Gansu (Lanzhou) International Dry Port Management Committee stated that Lanzhou and Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture will take the opportunity to build new channels to strengthen communication, improve work quality and efficiency, innovate operating models, and gradually form a wide-ranging, multi-level, comprehensive Directional cooperation mechanism.

Relying on the "China-Kyrgyzstan-Ukraine" train, jointly develop the Central Asian market, actively integrate into the new domestic and international dual-cycle development pattern, and make greater contributions to promoting the high-quality development of the "Belt and Road".

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