Iran Press/ Iran News: The Director-General of the Agency for Transport and Communications of Turkmenistan, Chakyev Mammethan Berdimyradovich, and his delegations met the Iranian Minister of Transport and Urban Development, Rostam Ghasemi, at Iran's Ministry to negotiate for promotion of transport and transit ties along the corridors in the region.
In the meeting held in Tehran on Tuesday, Turkmenistan's FM Rashid Meredov, for his part, said Iran and Turkmenistan were in an excellent geographical position and could have good cooperation in terms of transportation. He also said that his country has no restrictions on expanding relations with Iran in all fields.
Considering recent regional developments which necessitated the re-design of current transport corridors, Iran and Turkmenistan are determined to increase their relations. In the last few months, the two countries have taken practical steps to renew their relations which has already led to a 50 percent increase in transit. Following the negotiations, rail transit through Sarakhs Border Terminal has increased to 200 wagons per day which have the capacity to increase by 400 wagons. Similarly, Incheh Borun Border Terminal has the capacity to transit 50 to 200 wagons per day, according to the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (RAI).
Previously, the 16th meeting of the Iran-Turkmenistan Joint Economic Cooperation Commission was held in October 2021 at the Iran Ministry of Transport and Urban Development. Then, Iran's Minister of Transport informed of the agreement for doubling rail transit between Iran and Turkmenistan and also the two countries' agreement for participation in a trilateral agreement between Iran-India-Afghanistan in Chabahar Port that would enable Turkmenistan to transit freights to the northern countries.
Turkmenistan official stated that currently, Sarakhs Border Terminal has resumed road transit and the opening of the remaining three border terminals of Iran and Turkmenistan are in progress.
The cooperation of Iran and Turkmenistan will ease transit along East-West and North-South transport corridors, particularly through the new alternative route of China-Kazakhstan-Iran-Europe instead of the previous route which passed through Russia.
Iran's export to Turkmenistan experienced an 89% increase since the Raisi administration began its work.
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