The first meeting of the special representatives of the Central Asian countries on Afghanistan was held in Tashkent at the initiative of Uzbekistan. This was reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Representatives of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan participated in the meeting. The participants emphasized the importance of an independent approach to resolving issues, based on the strategic position of the countries of the region, as well as their historical, cultural, and economic ties with Afghanistan.
Proposals were made on the development of trade, transport, and cultural ties between Central Asia and Afghanistan.
Earlier, the Afghan government resumed the construction of the CASA-1000 high-voltage power transmission line in the Afghan sector.
CASA-1000 is an international project for the export of summer surplus electricity from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The total length of the line is 1,387 km, with a capacity of 1,300 megawatts. It is planned to build two converter stations.
The Afghan section is the longest in the project. The total budget of CASA-1000 is estimated at $1.2 billion. Of this, Tajikistan's share is approximately $344 million, while Kyrgyzstan's is $200 million. It is expected that the total income of these two countries from electricity exports will exceed $250 million annually.
