From: Justin Burke (JBurke@sorosny.org)
Date: Tue Oct 31 2000 - 11:49:40 EST
KAZAKHSTAN ALLOWS TRAIN TO COLLECT STRANDED TAJIKS
Kazakh and Tajik railway officials have reached an agreement to
allow one Tajik train to transit Kazakh territory en route
for Russia, Asia Plus-Blitz reported on 30 October. The train
will bring back from the Russian city of Volgograd some 800
young Tajiks who were stranded there after Kazakhstan
suspended the passage of further Tajik rail traffic because
of safety considerations and non-payment of debts. No further Tajik trains
will be allowed to transit Kazakhstan until Tajik railways
pays its $1.6 million debt to its Kazakh counterpart. LF
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