President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan made an official visit to Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov in Ashgabat on 3 July 2017.
Pres @ashrafghani emphasized regional connectivity, and agreed to improve road and rail links between the two countries. 8/11 pic.twitter.com/2NdvxZnYtv
— ارگ (@ARG_AFG) July 4, 2017
Measures include reconstruction of the Serhedabad– Turghandi railroad and also expanding Aqina railroad. 9/11 pic.twitter.com/mB0mQFVKOj
— ارگ (@ARG_AFG) July 4, 2017
Due to the special geo-economics & geopolitics situation of both countries, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan are committed to pay special attention to set up land transportation and railway routes.
Both presidents agreed on expanding cooperation in railroad systems and taking certain measures in this regard. These measures include reconstruction and repairing of the Serhedabad– Turghandi railroad and also expanding Aqina railroad.
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Taking into account the transit and transportation potentials of the both countries, The presidents emphasized on Afghanistan-Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey trade and transit corridor and Tajikistan-Afghanistan-Turkmenistan railway.
[…]At the end of the meeting, the relevant authorities signed the following bilateral cooperation agreements in presence of the two countries’ Presidents:
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- Regulations on Organization of railway communication through the Turkmen-Afghan State border between stations Akina- Imamnazar;
- Agreement between the Governments of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan And the Government of Turkmenistan on International Railway checkpoint at the Turkmen-Afghan State Border;
Source: Joint Statement by the Presidents of I.R. Afghanistan and Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, 3 July 2017
Afghanistan’s ambassador to Turkmenistan:
AFG & TM Agreed to develop a joint 5-10 years comprehensive development plan on Electricity, Railway,energy,transit,commerce and oil&gas.
— Mirwais Nab (@nab_mn) July 4, 2017
Today over 50 % of AFG businesses needs coming through Central Asia mainly TM. It reduced our historical transit dependency to the PAK.
— Mirwais Nab (@nab_mn) July 4, 2017
Implementation of Kushki- Torghondi – Herat railway wuld increase our Agrulturl export2Europe & further integrates AFG to Central&west Asia.
— Mirwais Nab (@nab_mn) July 4, 2017