New vehicle checkpoint built on Turkmen-Uzbek border

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The construction has ended of a new border checkpoint for vehicles in Farap, on the right bank of River Amu Darya (on Turkmen-Uzbek border), state-owned Turkmen TV Altyn Asyr channel reported on 3 September

A ceremony will be held soon to commission the building. The two-storey terminal, which also includes several auxiliary premises, has all conveniences for the efficient work of the staff and for cargo checking operations in a timely manner and with high quality.

The terminal is equipped with modern devices including powerful X-ray equipment, which makes it possible to check cargo vehicles without unloading them.

A heavy flow of transit vehicles coming from Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Russia, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan cross this checkpoint every day, the report said.