Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Uzbek counterpart, Islam Karimov, on Wednesday hailed the inauguration¹ of the Qamchiq Tunnel in Uzbekistan.

 

正在乌兹别克斯坦访问的中国国家主席习近平周三与乌方总统伊斯拉木·卡里莫夫共同出席Qamchiq隧道的通车典礼。
 

 

The two leaders watched via video link the opening of the 19.2-km railway tunnel, which is part of the Angren-Pap railway line that connects Tashkent and Namangan. They also extended their congratulations.

 

Built by the China Railway Tunnel Group, the tunnel goes through Qurama Mountains and is the longest of its kind in Central Asia. Construction on the project began in 2013 and was completed in February this year.

 

"It is a major achievement of the Belt and Road Initiative that China and Uzbekistan are jointly² promoting, and also a new link of friendship and cooperation connecting the peoples of both countries," Xi said.

 

He said that land transport connectivity is an important part of the Belt and Road Initiative and a key area in China-Uzbekistan cooperation.

 

"China is willing to strengthen cooperation with Uzbekistan to constantly improve the connectivity of the infrastructure³ in the region, thus creating more favorable environment for the development of our two countries and bringing greater benefits to both peoples," he said.

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