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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Bishkek, November 29 /Xinhua/ — China-Europe freight trains are contributing to the development of Central Asian countries, Sergei Ponomarev, President of the Association of Markets, Trade, and Services Enterprises of Kyrgyzstan, said in an interview with Xinhua.
As announced at the 2nd China-Europe Freight Train Services International Cooperation Forum, held in November in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, Northwest China, these trains carried 53 categories of freight, covering over 50,000 items. China-Europe freight trains are increasingly bringing branded products from other countries to the Chinese market, while several landlocked Eurasian countries have gained access to the sea.
According to S. Ponomarev, China-Europe freight trains passing through Central Asia are a major project that brings both economic and infrastructural benefits to the region and contributes to improving the quality of life for the population, in particular through the creation of new jobs.
He also noted that the history of the Silk Road shows that trade and logistics of that era contributed to the development of infrastructure, the formation of cultures, cities, and the overall politics of the time. At that time, goods from China—silk, spices, gunpowder, paper—were shipped to Europe and passed through the territory of today's Kyrgyzstan.
"Replicating this experience—the joint construction of the Belt and Road—is undoubtedly a megaproject, which Kyrgyzstan was one of the first to approve and will participate in not only in politics but also in business," said S. Ponomarev.
He emphasized that logistics have become more complex amid the changing international environment, and new transport corridors will be beneficial for both Central Asian countries and China. Kyrgyzstan occupies a key link between China, one of the world's largest economies, and Europe, and Central Asia is becoming a convenient bridge, the agency's source added.
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