Uzbekistan sends first train to EU bypassing Russia

The train consists of 46 wagons and 91 containers loaded with copper concentrate. On the new route it will pass through Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia and arrive in Bulgaria. It will cross the Caspian and Black Seas with the help of ferries. The length of the new route is over 4,000 km.

Prior to this, trains from Uzbekistan traveled along the northern route of Europe-Asia rail transport, passing through Russia.