Dushanbe, Tajikistan: Turkmenistan and Tajikistan reviewed the pace of work on Tajikistan-Afghanistan-Turkmenistan (TAT) Railway track during a meeting of Tajik President Emomali Rahmon with President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov here on Thursday.
According to information, both presidents also discussed the possibilities of linking TAT with Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway track which became operational on October 30, 2017. Cargo trade from Turkmenistan is already linked with the new port of Baku.
Tajikistan-Afghanistan-Turkmenistan railway runs through North Khusrav ( Panj–Tajikistan) Mazar-e-Sharif, Andkhoy (Afghanistan) and Kelif, Atamurat (Turkmenistan). The total length of track will be 160 kilometers.
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Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov during his meeting with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon said that both the countries have (had) a great potential to develop and implement large transport and energy projects. “The construction of the railway “Tajikistan – Afghanistan – Turkmenistan” was called a vivid example of cooperation in this direction. In the field of transport, the parties also paid special attention to the issue of establishing a direct air route between the two countries”, commented President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.