Kyrgyzstan to Become Regional Transport and Logistics Hub

According to a 21 October 2026 report by Kabar, President Sadyr Japarov said at a republican meeting on strategic tasks for the next five years that road traffic is steadily improving in geographically remote regions. He stated that ensuring the movement of people and cargo between regions is a basic condition for the country's economic and territorial integrity, which requires a unified transport area.

According to the president, the transport sector will be integrated with international corridors and the markets of other countries, turning Kyrgyzstan into a full-fledged regional hub. To this end, China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan railway projects will be fully implemented. The city of Balykchy will become a railway junction for the Balykchy–Tamchy–Cholpon-Ata and Balykchy–Kochkor–Kara-Keche–Makmal routes, and Makmal station will be the main node linking domestic and international traffic.

Japarov also said that reliable and quality utility infrastructure will be provided to residents and businesses. He named completing the modernisation of outdated networks, building treatment facilities and expanding engineering infrastructure in all settlements as priority directions.