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IRAN, RUSSIA DISCUSS RESTORING RAILWAY LINKS
Islamic Republic News Agency, Iran
Nov 2 2006
Moscow, Nov -- A high ranking Russian delegation headed by Vladimir
Yakunin will be in Tehran within 4-6 November to discuss restoring
linkage between the two countries' railways, said a Russian railway
spokesman on Thursday.
The source underscored the importance of construction of a north-south
international transport railway and said the Russian delegation would
put forth the issue of re-linking the two railway systems which has
been cut following Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict over Karabakh region.
The source added that in this respect the construction of a new
Ghazvin-Rasht-Astara railway would be necessary and Russia is intent
on contributing to constructing and modernizing Iran's railway
infrastructure.
Iranians and Russians are also to exchange views on ways and means
of providing security measures for Russian made locomotives and wagon.
Russia has also expressed readiness to teach Iranian specialists in
its expert railway school.
Islamic Republic News Agency, Iran
Nov 2 2006
Moscow, Nov -- A high ranking Russian delegation headed by Vladimir
Yakunin will be in Tehran within 4-6 November to discuss restoring
linkage between the two countries' railways, said a Russian railway
spokesman on Thursday.
The source underscored the importance of construction of a north-south
international transport railway and said the Russian delegation would
put forth the issue of re-linking the two railway systems which has
been cut following Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict over Karabakh region.
The source added that in this respect the construction of a new
Ghazvin-Rasht-Astara railway would be necessary and Russia is intent
on contributing to constructing and modernizing Iran's railway
infrastructure.
Iranians and Russians are also to exchange views on ways and means
of providing security measures for Russian made locomotives and wagon.
Russia has also expressed readiness to teach Iranian specialists in
its expert railway school.