TEHRAN Iran and Turkmenistan have reached an agreement to release a pilot passenger train service and boost rail freight capability to 400 wagons, Iran's transport minister said upon returning from Ashgabat.According to the Transport and Urban Development Ministry, Minister Farzaneh Sadeq offered details of her check out to Turkmenistan, where she participated in the Year of Peace and Trust conference and held meetings with the nations foreign minister and transportation minister.She said the two sides agreed to expand exports and imports through rail, with strategies to raise the variety of freight wagons to 400.
Currently, less than 200 wagons are in operation on rail paths between the 2 countries.
Sadeq kept in mind that discussions were held to speed up the boost in wagon numbers and improve freight volume as part of the arrangements reached.During the journey of the Iranian minister to Turkmenistan, officials from the two nations went over the expansion of relations in various economic and transport areas.In a conference between Sadeq and Turkmenistans Foreign Affairs Minister Rashit Meredow, on March 28, the 2 sides reviewed the roadmap for financial cooperation in between the two nations, the website of Iran's Ministry of Transport and Urban Development reported.The Iranian minister announced the hosting of the next conference of the 2 countries Joint Economic Committee in Tehran in the last week of the next Iranian calendar month (mid-May) and gone over problems related to transportation cooperation and the export of technical and engineering services.Issues related to energy, electricity, and gas were also gone over by the officials of the 2 countries.There were likewise talks to further boost cooperation in transit corridors, rail, road, and other transportation locations in Turkmenistan.The authorities of both nations checked out numerous chances for cooperation in all areas of the economy and commerce, and the schedule for the joint financial committee conference was identified during the meeting.It is noteworthy that, based upon the choices made, the joint economic committee meeting of the two nations is arranged to be hosted in Tehran in mid-May, during which the roadmap for transportation cooperation, the roadmap for the advancement of technical and engineering collaborations, along with the cooperation roadmap in the energy sector between the 2 countries will be examined, and arrangements will be reached between the two sides.Efforts will likewise be made in these meetings to sign brand-new cooperation documents together with the economic committee agreements on the mentioned areas.The Iranian minister also met Turkmenistans transportation and communication minister and talked about with him decreasing roadway tolls, helping with traffic flow, and the roadmap for cooperation in between the two countries in the fields of roadways, railways, and establishing combined transport infrastructures.The 2 sides also went over transit cooperation and the advancement of transport passages in between the two countries.Cooperation in between the 2 countries in the TRACECA program was another subject gone over by the authorities from both sides.Additionally, the authorities deliberated on numerous regional transit efforts and reviewed the roadmap for cooperation to move 20 million lots of transit freight, increase railway capacity in all sectors, and produce mixed transportation facilities through Lotfabad.Discussions were likewise held about lowering road transportation tolls and facilitating roadway traffic between the two countries.Another topic explored throughout this go to was the facility of passenger flights in between the cities of the 2 countries and the boost in the variety of flights.
Specialized subjects and concerns in this regard were shared and discussed.EF/ MA