Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have agreed to launch a pilot multimodal transport corridor linking China and Europe via Central Asia and the Middle East. The project will begin with a test shipment, as a convoy of ten trucks departs from Uzbekistan, transits through Tajikistan, and continues toward China. The exact departure date and transit times have not yet been disclosed. In parallel, the two countries agreed to switch to an electronic permit system and to increase capacity at the Jartepa–Sarazm border crossing, measures aimed at streamlining cross-border logistics. The initiative is seen as an important step toward developing an alternative overland route between Asia and Europe.