The demand for flexible investment tools can be used to sponsor large infrastructure projects. Central Asian countries need to invest in transport infrastructure. It is estimated that the demand for nearly 40 billion dollars each year. In response to the development of global programs, he said, speaking at the plenary meeting of the UN Conference on developing countries without access to the sea.
Mirziyev emphasized that the development of transport infrastructure and fair custom customs setting is still one of the main issues of the region. Referring to the World Bank's data, he noted: The Central Asia area loses nearly 2% of GDP annually due to the high transportation cost and the instability of traffic flow. Logistics costs account for nearly 60% of the total cost of goods. This is many times higher than the world average.
According to him, in order to improve the situation, it is necessary to form new transport corridors that connect Central Asia with countries with sea routes. Among the priority projects, the president allocated the construction of China -Kyrgyz railway -Uzbekistan, as well as the development of Transafgan and Middle Corridors.
In addition, the leader of Uzbekistan has proposed to prepare an international agreement to ensure that transportation guarantee for countries without access to the sea. We propose to create a global agreement on transit warranty for countries without access to the sea. Such an agreement should be signed under the sponsorship of the United Nations.
Mirziyoyev also proposes to organize a series of international forums with the participation of specialized experts and come up with the idea of creating a particularly vulnerable indicator for countries without going to the sea. According to his plan, such an indicator will objectively assess the limitations of transportation and contribute to the distribution of more fair resources to take into account the needs of these countries.