BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 7
By Jeila Aliyeva - Trend:
Turkmenistan and Afghanistan have discussed issues of further development of cooperation in the field of railway networks, Trend reports with reference to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.
The discussions took place during the consultations of the Turkmen and Afghan delegations under the leadership of Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Mohammad Hanif Atmar.
Also, the sides discussed issues related to the disclosure of the potential of the Lapis Lazuli international transport corridor. The Turkmen side confirmed its readiness to cooperate with partner countries on the creation and promotion of joint mechanisms to optimize the functionality of this corridor.
The agreement on transit and transport cooperation on Lapis Lazuli, between Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey and Turkmenistan was signed on November 15, 2017, at the ministerial meeting of the 7th Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan in Ashgabat.
According to the Lapis Lazuli project, railways and highways should connect the Afghan Turgundi city of Herat province with Ashgabat, then with the Caspian Turkmenbashi port. The corridor will be extended to Baku, then through Tbilisi to Ankara with links to Poti and Batumi cities, then from Ankara to Istanbul.
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