Georgian Economy Minister Mariam Kvrivishvili on Friday said the planned railway connection between Kyrgyzstan, China and Uzbekistan was a highly significant initiative that would have a direct positive impact on Georgia by increasing cargo volumes along the Middle Corridor and further strengthening the country’s transit role.

Speaking to journalists while assessing the Georgian Government delegation’s visit to Kyrgyzstan, Kvrivishvili noted the Government was actively continuing railway modernisation and the development of the Anaklia deep-sea port to expand Georgia’s cargo-handling capacity.

“We are investing significant resources to ensure Georgia’s cargo throughput capacity increases year by year. We have a major railway modernisation plan aimed at substantially increasing existing cargo capacity in the coming years, while also reducing transit, movement and mobility times”, she said.

Kvrivishvili highlighted the railway project linking Kyrgyzstan, China and Uzbekistan as an important regional initiative.

“It is a very important initiative by Kyrgyzstan, China and Uzbekistan, which will connect the three countries by rail. This will have a directly positive effect on our country, as the route will become part of the broader Middle Corridor framework. Within this initiative, it can be confidently said that cargo volumes along the Middle Corridor are expected to increase significantly from around 2031, and it is important that all countries are prepared for this development”, the Minister concluded.