TEHRAN- During the journey of Iranian Transport and Urban Development Minister Farzaneh Sadeq to Turkmenistan, officials from the 2 countries went over the growth of relations in various economic and transportation areas.In a conference between Sadeq and Turkmenistans Foreign Affairs Minister Rashit Meredow, on Friday (March 28), the two sides reviewed the roadmap for financial cooperation between the 2 nations, the website of Irans Ministry of Transport and Urban Development reported.The Iranian minister revealed the hosting of the next meeting of the two countries Joint Economic Committee in Tehran in the recently of the next Iranian calendar month (mid-May) and discussed issues related to transport cooperation and the export of technical and engineering services.Issues connected to energy, electrical power, and gas were likewise gone over by the authorities of the 2 countries.There were also speaks with further enhance cooperation in transit passages, rail, road, and other transport areas in Turkmenistan.The officials of both countries explored multiple opportunities for cooperation in all locations of the economy and commerce, and the schedule for the joint economic committee conference was identified during the meeting.It is notable that, based on the choices made, the joint economic committee conference of the two nations is set up to be hosted in Tehran in mid-May, throughout which the roadmap for transportation cooperation, the roadmap for the development of technical and engineering cooperations, as well as the cooperation roadmap in the energy sector in between the 2 countries will be examined, and contracts will be reached in between the 2 sides.Efforts will also be made in these meetings to sign new cooperation files along with the financial committee contracts on the mentioned areas.The Iranian minister likewise met Turkmenistans transport and interaction minister and gone over with him minimizing roadway tolls, helping with traffic flow, and the roadmap for cooperation in between the 2 countries in the fields of roadways, railways, and establishing combined transport infrastructures.The two sides also went over transit cooperation and the advancement of transport corridors in between the 2 countries.Cooperation in between the two nations in the TRACECA program was another topic talked about by the officials from both sides.Additionally, the officials deliberated on numerous local transit efforts and examined the roadmap for cooperation to transfer 20 million lots of transit freight, boost train capability in all sectors, and create blended transportation infrastructures through Lotfabad.Discussions were also held about reducing roadway transportation tolls and helping with road traffic between the 2 countries.Another topic checked out during this see was the facility of traveler flights between the cities of the two nations and the increase in the number of flights.
Specialized subjects and issues in this regard were shared and discussed.MA