BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 27
By Jeila Aliyeva - Trend:
Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan aim to expand cooperation in the field of railway transportation, Trend reports with reference to “SNG Today” agency.
This was said during online talks between Chairman of Turkmen Railways Agency Azat Atamuradov and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kazakhstan to Turkmenistan Yerkebulan Sapiyev.
From January through August of 2020, the volume of cargo transportation across the territory of the two countries increased by 11,900 tons, compared to the same period in 2019 and reached 847,500 tons, said Sapiyev.
The parties also considered the prospects for expanding cooperation in the field of railway transport. In particular, the possibilities of the Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran railway and the China-Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran route were discussed.
The sides also discussed container transportation to Iran and Afghanistan, as well as access to the Persian Gulf countries.
As earlier the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan told Trend, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan are implementing new project in the transport sector.
The new project in the field of transport and logistics cooperation between Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan is the construction of the highway from Turkmen side to the border with Kazakhstan and the bridge over the Garabogazgol Gulf.
The ministry noted that the implementation of this project will allow to increase trade turnover, the volume of freight and passenger traffic.
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