TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, December 12. Uzbekistan
and Russia discussed future potential cooperation in freight
traffic, optimization of rolling stock management, and development
of international transport services, Trend reports via JSC Temiryulkargo.
These issues were addressed during a meeting between JSC
Temiryulkargo and representatives of UDK Group, held under the
chairmanship of Oybek Zhabarov, Deputy Chairman of the Management
Board of Temiryulkargo for multimodal and international
transportation.
In the course of the meeting, UDK Group noted that around 2,000
freight wagons are currently in operation across Central Asia for
regular cargo transportation and expressed interest in establishing
practical cooperation with Temiryulkargo in the area of efficient
wagon fleet management.
The parties also discussed several specific areas of
cooperation, including:
• improving mechanisms for returning wagons released from
imported cargo to Russia and Kazakhstan;
• organizing cargo transportation along routes connecting
Kazakhstan, Russia, and Georgia;
• exporting basalt products to these markets;
• delivering cargo to Black Sea ports;
• repairing wagons and enhancing the efficient use of tank
wagons; and
• conducting joint marketing research to assess promising cargo
flows and market demand.
Following the meeting, the parties agreed to continue practical
cooperation across the discussed areas.
Meanwhile, bilateral trade between Uzbekistan and Russia grew by
more than 5% in 2024, surpassing $10 billion. In the first nine
months of the current year, this positive trend continued, with
trade increasing by an additional 8%.
