The development of cross-border hubs was discussed at the meeting of the working group

The development of cross-border hubs was discussed at the meeting of the working group

Yesterday, on August 31, 2022, the third meeting of the operational working group on the development of cross-border hubs was held under the chairmanship of Acting Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Trade and Integration Serik Zhumangarin. The discussion was attended by representatives of central government agencies, akimats of Turkestan and Zhambyl regions, JSC "NC "KazAvtoZhol", JSC "CRTP "QazTrade", JSC "NC "Kazakhstan Temir Zholy".

Three issues were considered at the meeting:

- Implementation of the Industrial Trade and Logistics Complex (ITLC) project (on the Kazakh-Kyrgyz border), as well as its integration with the reconstruction/construction and modernization project with the Karasu road checkpoint;

- Implementation of the project of the International Center for Industrial Cooperation "Central Asia" (ICPC) (on the Kazakh-Uzbek border), as well as integration with projects for the construction of the Darbaza-Maktaral railway and the automobile - "detour ofSaryagash".

- Development of a unified strategy for the development of cross-border hubs, calculated until 2025.

For a comprehensive discussion of the details of the ITLC and ICPC implementation projects with all interested participants, it was decided to hold field meetings in September with the participation of Acting Deputy Prime Minister Serik Zhumangarin.