Kazakhstan to provide US with rail transit to Afghanistan

17 January, 2018 11:19

The Mazhilis of Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan approved the work of the draft law on ratification of the protocol on amending the agreement between the Governments of Kazakhstan and the United States on providing commercial rail transit of special cargo through the territory of Kazakhstan in connection with US participation in efforts to stabilize and restore the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. This was reported by chairman of the committee of the Chamber for International Affairs, Defense and Security Maulen Ashimbayev during the plenary session of the Mazhilis.

"The norms of this protocol provide for the inclusion in the transit route of a special cargo of the Aktau and Kuryk ports, which will allow for rail transportation to Afghanistan via the Caspian Sea. The committee is ready to take this draft law into practice and prepare an conclusion on it", said Maulen Ashimbayev.

We note, during the official visit of President Nursultan Nazarbayev to the United States of America, commercial contracts and agreements were concluded, in particular, a protocol was signed to the Agreement on the provision of commercial rail transit through the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

We remind, Speaker of the Mazhilis of the Parliament Nurlan Nigmatulin today outlined the main directions of the work of the Mazhilis.

Kairat Zhandybayev

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