Tajikistan-China ties to boost regional links

Having seen the successful opening of the China-Tajikistan-Uzbekistan highway last August, the Tajikistan ambassador to China said in Beijing that his country plans to open the China-Tajikistan-Afghanistan highway as soon as possible in a bid to boost regional transport.

Parviz Davlatzoda said Tajikistan and Afghanistan also signed an agreement on Dec 30 last year on constructing a railway line between the two countries.

He said the pact will help lay a solid foundation in building a future Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Tajikistan railway line, which can lead to a larger China-Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-Afghanistan-Iran rail project.