OREANDA-NEWS. Heads of diplomatic missions accredited in Kazakhstan, during a visit to a transport and logistics hub "Khorgos-Eastern Gate" acquainted with the objects of the FEZ. They talked about the prospects of development of dry port, logistics and industrial zone, on the activities of the station Altynkol and Kazakh-Chinese International Center for Cross-Border Cooperation (ICBC) "Khorgos".

Russian Ambassador to Kazakhstan Mikhail Bocharnikov visited FEZ "Khorgos" for the second time, the first time was in September last year, when there was only unfolded construction preparation.

- One year of my absence there have been significant changes - a lot done, built. Now I see a major transport hub, which cannot fail to impress. The project will be very important to balance the flow of goods that come from the Asian part of our continent - from the West China or via China to Europe via Kazakhstan and Russia - said the diplomat.

M. Bocharnikov also notes the importance of creating an integrated transport and logistics company (ITLC) by railway administrations of Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus.

- ITLC company is already working on this scheme. The "Khorgos" in all its guises is gradually being implemented. In the dry port, which come transship containers with Chinese railway narrow gauge to a wide gauge of Kazakhstan 1520 mm. It is our common gauge in the space of EEU.

According to the ambassador, such presentation is very important, it provided a lot of useful information about this large-scale project.

Ambassador of Japan to Kazakhstan Masayoshi Kamohara also praised the created in SEZ infrastructure.

- I first time came here. I liked everything I saw here. This is a very good idea - to create here a special economic zone and a new logistics hub. New Silk Road reduces the time of transportation the goods to Europe - said the ambassador.

He also noted that the Japanese big businesses already presents on Khorgos. The project involves one of the leading transport and logistics companies in Japan «SENKO Co., Ltd.», negotiations are in the process with Toyota-Tsushoi and other companies.

German Ambassador to Kazakhstan Guido Herz compared the creation of free economic zone with the construction of Astana. The same future awaits and Khorgos, the diplomat said. He also praised the prospects of the project to launch a container train Chongqing -Duisburg.