Deputies of the Kazakhstan Mazhilis approved the bill “On ratification of the agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the regulation of the International Center for Industrial Cooperation” Central Asia “, the agency Kazinform.
As the Minister of Trade and Integration of Kazakhstan Arman Shakkaliev noted, the agreement implements the decision of the 20th meeting of the intergovernmental commission to the other two-way cooperation between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Uzbekistan.
“The center will be located near the checkpoints” Atameken “(Kazakhstan) and” Gulistan “(Uzbekistan) and include production sites, warehouses, as well as transport infrastructure. This will accelerate cargo transportation, reduce logistics costs, reduce the number of participants in The supply chain, reduce the final cost of products for consumers, increase the speed of supplies and develop production cooperation as part of the North -South corridor, ”said Arman Shakkaliev.
The total area of the object will be 100 hectares, of which 50 hectares are Kazakhstan, 50 hectares – Uzbek. A certain territory will be assigned the status of a regional industrial zone.
The minister also noted that the infrastructure of the Center will be built at the expense of extrabudgetary funds.
according to its forecasts, technical and construction work is planned to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2026, and the official opening is scheduled for the first half of 2027.
“The center will provide support in the creation of new industries and workplaces, processing agricultural and industrial products, the development of mechanical engineering, metalworking, pharmaceuticals, electrical engineering, chemical, leather, textile and sewing industries, the minister said.
In addition, the project of Global Textile for the production of finished textile products will be implemented here.