BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 6. Iran is trying to simplify the movement of trains at the borders with neighboring countries and at the country's border crossings and minimize obstacles, Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development, Executive Director of the Iranian Railways Company Jabbar Ali Zakeri said, Trend reports.
He made the remark at an event marking the signing of a logistics cooperation agreement between the Iranian Railways Company and the Iranian Customs Services and Warehouses Company today.
According to him, Iran wants to resolve all customs, standardization and other issues with neighboring countries.
"Iran has a joint railway exchange with Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Türkiye and Iraq. Iran has a joint railway border with eight neighboring countries. This exchange and cooperation should be strengthened. If five million tons of cargo are transported per year through each railway border, it will be possible to transport 40 million tons of cargo per year," he noted.
Zakeri pointed out that last year, the first phase of the Aprin railway terminal was put into operation in Tehran.
Customs has been placed in this terminal, and currently, the implementation work of the second terminal will begin on an area of 700 hectares.
Neighboring countries have been announced that they can be provided with conditions for their operation at the terminal.
The deputy minister said that efforts have been made to develop relations in the railway sector in this direction over the past year.
Iran's consultations with neighboring countries continue.
Today, railway officials from Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are visiting Iran, and next week, railway officials from Kyrgyzstan and Türkiye will visit Iran.
According to him, in parallel with the signing of agreements, efforts are being made to implement these agreements.
For example, a contract worth 620 trillion rials (about $ 1.08 billion) was signed.
As a result, 600 freight wagons, 30 passenger wagons and 50 locomotives have been provided in the past three months.
Currently, 192 of the 600 freight wagons have been commissioned.
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