“We pin high hopes on this port for increasing the trade turnover between our countries,” said the president after the port’s opening.
He said it is not ruled out that a large city will be built near the port in the near future.
The head of state added that the dry port is a long-awaited project implemented jointly with China in accordance with the agreement between the two countries.
The dry port in Khorgos - Eastern Gate is expected to process more than 200,000 containers in the next two years.
It was earlier reported that Kazakh president gave a start to the construction of the dry port in July 2014. The const of construction of this dry port totaled 74 billion KZT ($1=182.27 KZT), according to Kazakhstan Temir Zholy JSC.
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