Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, Sept.12 / Trend, H. Hasanov /
A section of North-South railway, connecting Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan will be put into operation in the near future, an official Turkmen source said on Monday.
This issued was discussed at the last governmental meeting.
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammadov stressed "international significance of the project on construction of the North-South transnational railway, which is designed to be a reliable transport corridor between the countries of the Eurasian continent."
Berdimuhammadov gave specific instructions to the Deputy Prime Minister to prepare for the upcoming inauguration of the section.
"Commissioning of this railway section will contribute to the further development of economic cooperation and strengthening of age-old good-neighborly relations between two countries," - Berdimuhammadov said.
The question is about laying transport corridor with total length of 686 kilometers, which passes through three states, including: 146 km - through Kazakhstan, 470 km -Turkmenistan, and 70 km - Iran.