China, ASEAN countries have shown interest in Trans-Arctic corridor — RSPP head

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China and ASEAN countries have expressed interest in the Trans-Arctic corridor, with Russia aiming to increase railway throughput capacity eastward to 180 million tons, according to RSPP head Alexander Shokhin. This strategic initiative involves expanding infrastructure to boost transport capacity across the Arctic region.

Russia also faces the task of increasing the railway’s throughput capacity in the eastern direction to 180 mln tons, Alexander Shokhin added