{"id":7189,"date":"2018-09-25T22:46:11","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T21:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.andrewgrantham.co.uk\/afghanistan\/?p=7189"},"modified":"2018-09-25T22:46:11","modified_gmt":"2018-09-25T21:46:11","slug":"tajikistan-reportedly-pulls-out-of-tat-railway-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.andrewgrantham.co.uk\/afghanistan\/tajikistan-reportedly-pulls-out-of-tat-railway-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Tajikistan reportedly pulls out of TAT railway project"},"content":{"rendered":"

Conflicting media reports suggest that Tajikistan might, or might not, have pulled out of the Turkmenistan – Afghanistan – Tajikistan railway project<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On 22 September Associated Press reported1<\/a><\/sup> that ambassador to Uzbekistan Imom Sodiq Ashourboyzoda had said that Tajikistan had decided to indefinitely postpone the project. The decision had been taken because improved relations with Uzbekistan since the death of its President Karimov2<\/a><\/sup> meant the project was no long feasible. The line would have enabled rail traffic to reach Tajikistan without transiting Uzbekistan.<\/p>\n

AP reported that Turkmenistan\u2019s Foreign Ministry said on 22 September that it has formally notified Tajikistan that it did not understand the statement.<\/p>\n

The Diplomat published some analysis.3<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

However, on 25 September Aki Press said4<\/a><\/sup> that Radio Ozodi had reported that a high-level official in the Ministry of Transport of Tajikistan had said work on the project was continuing, Tajik authorities had identified a route and Afghanistan should decide on the route of its section of the line. \u201cWe want to have an alternative to the railway running through Uzbekistan,\u201d the transport ministry official reportedly stated.<\/p>\n

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  1. Turkmenistan surprised by Tajikistan\u2019s rollback on railroad<\/a>, 22 September 2018 ↩<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Uzbekistan \u2013 Tajikistan rail link reopens<\/a>, Railway Gazette, 12 March 2018 ↩<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Did Tajikistan Just Ditch a Rail Project With Turkmenistan?<\/a>, Catherine Putz, The Diplomat, 25 September 2018 ↩<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Tajikistan Transport Ministry says work on Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Tajikistan railway ongoing<\/a>, Aki Press, 25 September 2018. ↩<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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