The weekly said that Uzbekistan’s railways and roads will be linked to the Persian Gulf through the Uzbek Republic’s Termez city and Afghanistan’s Mazar-i-Sharif and Herat cities.

It said Uzbekistan’s link to Persian Gulf will cut the distance and expedite cargo transportation between Iran and the Uzbek Republic.

He said presently European and Asian states are linked to Uzbekistan through the Iran-Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan railway.