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Image used for illustrative purpose. A worker stands on the special train 'Helvetia' in the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld May 7, 2012. The train, which is 481 metres (1578 ft) long and weighs 787 tons, is constructed to produce concrete for the installation of the railway tracks in the tunnel. Crossing the Alps, the world's longest train tunnel should become operational at the end of 2016. The project consists of two parallel single track tunnels, each of a length of 57 km (35 miles ) REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang has urged the construction of the Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project at the earliest to facilitate regional connectivity.
He stated that the two countries will implement a five-year plan for economic, trade and investment cooperation to achieve a target of $10 billion in bilateral trade.
Qin said both sides must expand new energy cooperation, optimise the energy mix and safeguard energy security. He also invited the Uzbek President to attend the China-Central Asia Summit and the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation
(Writing by P Deol; Editing by Anoop Menon)
