The press service of the State Revenues Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan has announced the closure of the "Zhibek Zholy" checkpoint starting from February 5, as reported by Kazpravda.kz
“Due to the closure by the Uzbek side for the completion of construction at the 'Gisht-Kuprik' checkpoint for a duration of 4 months, the 'Zhibek Zholy' checkpoint on the Kazakh side will also be closed from February 5. In this regard, the State Revenues Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan informs that individuals crossing the border through the aforementioned checkpoints on foot and in personal vehicles need to reconsider their routes,” the official information states.
It is also reported that pedestrian crossings will be conducted through the checkpoints “Kaplanbek”, “B.Konysbaev”, and control checkpoints “Syrdarya” and “Tselyny”.
The movement of freight vehicles will take place through the checkpoints “B.Konysbaev”, “Atameken”, “Kazygurt”, and “Tazhen”.
The movement of railway transport will be conducted through the railway checkpoints “Saryagash” and “Beineu”, added the State Revenues Committee.