In Tashkent city, productive meetings were organized with the delegation led by M.I. Sohibzoda, the Deputy Minister for Railway Affairs of Afghanistan. The Ministry of Transport press service reported about this.
At the meeting led by the Minister of Transport of the Republic of Uzbekistan, I.Makhkamov, an exchange of views took place with the Afghan side on accelerating the implementation of the Trans-Afghan railway construction project, and the parties agreed on the organization of future works.
Furthermore, an agreement was reached to extend the contract for the use and service of the "Hairatan – Mazari Sharif" railway, aimed at further strengthening active cooperation between the railway administrations of the two countries.
Therein, “Uzbekistan Railways” JSC will continue to be the service operator for the "Hairatan – Mazari Sharif" railway as “Sogdiana Trans” LLC.