Iran is the easiest way for Central Asia to access the open waters of the world/Export of railway engineering services by local experts

According to the economic correspondent of Fars news agency, quoted from the news base Ministry of Roads and City PlanningMehrdad Bazarpash, who attended the Middle East Railway Conference in Abu Dhabi today at the official invitation of the Minister of Energy and Infrastructure of the United Arab Emirates as the head of the Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation, stated: The Islamic Republic of Iran has great experience and knowledge in the field of designing and building projects. Railway is the sector of fleet and communication signals, which can be cooperation cases in which the issuance of technical and engineering services and the participation of Iranian companies in the construction of railway projects in the countries of the region.

Pointing out that major projects in different fields of rail transportation are being implemented in Iran to complete the transportation chain, he said: Expanding communication with neighbors is one of the priority programs of the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, so that in the sector Fortunately, in this month, good agreements were made with the railway companies of the countries, which the countries of the region should look at as a strategic opportunity.

Bazarpash said: Recently, relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia have taken a new form, which promises to be part of the development of exchanges in the future.

Cooperation in the field of combined transportation from Dubai to Bandar Abbas

The Minister of Roads and Urban Development, who will meet with the transport ministers of the regional countries during his visit to Abu Dhabi, continued: “We have had many connections with the UAE in the past in the field of maritime transportation, and these connections are still in place today.” But there are more capacities for cooperation in the field of combined transportation, especially for transporting goods from Dubai to Bandar Abbas and then to Russia and Central Asian countries from Iran via rail transportation, and we are ready to cooperate and assist with shipping companies. Logistics and forwarding are important for this.

Bazarpash, as the head of the joint commission for economic cooperation between Iran and the UAE, said to the ministers and guests present at the railway conference: “North-South International Corridor can have a large share of international transportation between Russia and the CIS countries with India in the future. The Arab countries bordering the Persian Gulf and Europe are currently established in the eastern branch through the borders of Sarkhs and Inche Barun and in the middle branch through the port of Amirabad.

He added: In the western branch of the Caspian Sea, there is the missing Rasht-Astara ring inside Iran, which is 164 kilometers long, which is one of our priority projects, and the process of its construction has started and we are finalizing it in the next three years.

The easiest way for Central Asian countries to access global open waters

The Minister of Roads and Urban Development stated: Chabahar Port, as the only oceanic port in Iran located in the northern part of the Oman Sea, will play an important role in the future in the transportation and transit of goods from India to Afghanistan and the countries of Central Asia as well as Europe through the connection It will serve Iran’s rail network through the Chabahar-Zahedan railway.

He added: This rail route, in fact, will be the easiest and easiest way for Central Asian countries as well as Afghanistan to access international open waters through Chabahar port.

The Minister of Roads and Urban Development continued: In this regard, the 157 km long Khash-Zahedan railway, which is a part of this project, was opened, the entire Chabahar-Zahedan rail route has more than 60% progress and the process of completing it is underway. .

Bazarpash emphasized: Various international rail corridors pass through Iran, the most important of which are the North-South International Transit Corridor, the Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran Rail Corridor, the Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul Rail Corridor, the southern branch of the Silk Road, i.e. China rail corridor to Iran, Turkey and Europe, Almaty-Bandar Abbas and Almaty-Tehran-Istanbul corridors.

The Minister of Roads and Urban Development considers the transportation sector as one of the infrastructure sectors of any country’s economy, which can be considered as an indicator of the level of development, progress and dynamism of a country’s economy.

He clarified: Meanwhile, rail transportation plays an important role in the economic and social development of any country and is considered one of the important factors in achieving sustainable development.

Iran is an important transit route and a connecting bridge between Asia and Europe

Bazerpash, as the head of the Joint Economic Commission, who has participated in the 2023 Middle East Railway Conference at the invitation of his Emirati counterpart to Abu Dhabi, stated: Considering the sensitive geographical and strategic position of Iran in the region and its connection with international open waters through Persian Gulf and the Sea of ​​Oman and due to the existing infrastructure of the rail network in connection with the neighbors and some important ports, now the Islamic Republic of Iran, which is somehow located in the center of the largest land area in the world, as an important transit route and communication bridge in connection Asia is considered to be Europe.

He announced that the development and operationalization of international rail corridors that pass through Iran is one of the priority programs of the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and in the meantime, the expansion of relations with neighboring countries is one of the fundamental policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran and especially emphasized by the honorable president of the country. It is Iran.

In the end, the Minister of Roads and Urban Development expressed his hope that the Middle East Railway Conference will be the beginning of expanding cooperation in the field of rail and combined transportation between the present countries and wished good and fruitful results for all the participants and the organizers of this exhibition.

The Middle East Railway Conference was held from 25 to 26 May 1402 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, which is the largest railway conference in the Middle East and North Africa.

The Middle East Railway Conference brings together railway companies and ministries of transportation to discuss the services they need in the field of equipment and rail network construction in the Middle East.

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