China is once again financing the construction of road facilities in Tajikistan

On August 21, 2023, the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Tajikistan and the China International Development Cooperation Agency signed a new agreement under which China will allocate funds for the construction and reconstruction of several roads in the capital of Tajikistan and in several border areas with China.

According to the press service of the Parliament of Tajikistan, the Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Tajikistan, Zavki Zavkizoda, and the Deputy Chairman of the China International Development Cooperation Agency, Deng Boqing, signed an exchange letter regarding the allocation of financial assistance from China for the “construction and reconstruction of roads and 4 new overpasses in the capital, the repair and reconstruction of the border crossing between Tajikistan and China ‘Kulma-Karasu’, and the reconstruction and construction of a section of road from the village of Varshnor in the Shugnan district of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region to the border checkpoint of Tajikistan and China ‘Kulma-Karasu’.”

The Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Tajikistan, Zavki Zavkizoda, arrived in China as part of an official visit of a high-level government delegation. During the meeting, Zavki Zavkizoda and the Deputy Chairman of the China International Development Cooperation Agency, Deng Boqing, signed a number of cooperation agreements, mainly regarding financial assistance from China for the construction of several facilities in Tajikistan.

The government delegation was headed by the Chairman of the Majlisi Milli of the Majlisi Oli of Tajikistan, the Mayor of Dushanbe, and the son of the President, Rustam Emomali.

It is still unknown when and on which streets of the capital these overpasses will be built. The authorities have also not reported how much will be allocated for the construction of these facilities and when it will be completed.