Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- As part of the Global Forum on Sustainable Transport taking place on 25-26 September, the first meeting of transport ministers in the “China-Central Asia” format was held in Beijing. 

At the meeting, issues of developing transport and communications cooperation between China and the states of Central Asia, creating short and convenient transport corridors, and increasing transit traffic were discussed.

In order to jointly implement the agreements reached at the first meeting of the ministers of transport in the “China-Central Asia” format and stimulate active cooperation between China and the Central Asian states in the field of transport within the framework of the “One Belt, One Road” initiative, a memorandum of understanding was signed.