Uzbekistan and Iran to develop rail freight transportation

    Transport 23 February 2022 1228

    The Minister of Transport of the Republic of Uzbekistan Ilkhom Makhkamov met in Tehran with the President of the Organization of Railways of the Islamic Republic of Iran Sayyid Miad Salehi.

    During the meeting, the sides discussed priority areas for the development of mutually beneficial cooperation between Uzbekistan and Iran in the field of railway transportation.

    Representatives of both sides noted that the volume of cargo transportation between our countries is actively growing, given that 80 percent of transportation in this process is carried out by rail, it is important to further develop cooperation in this direction.

    The prospects of organizing cargo transportation through the Iranian port of Chabahar were also discussed during the meeting, the press service of the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Uzbekistan reports.