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Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy |
The Government of Turkmenistan signed a multilateral agreement in October 2007, with Kazakhstan and Iran to construct new railway tracks to develop the North-South railway corridor. This is the region's key route for transporting bulky goods, such as oil and oil products, mineral resources, agricultural products and textiles.
The North-South railway corridor will improve the accessibility of Turkmenistan to the central areas of Kazakhstan, Iran, the Persian Gulf countries, Russia, and the Southern and South East Asia; facilitate the movement of goods; and increase transit growth of the country and the development of an integrated, efficient railway system in the region.
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