TEHRAN (ISNA)- Iranian Minister of Road and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi said that the country is trying to connect the northern city of Rasht to Turkey via railroad.




�We are developing all railroads from Rasht to Zanjan and Tabriz cities. The railroad would connect the cities to Turkey, Armenia and Nakhchivan,� he said.


He said that boosting train speed is also considered besides boosting the capacity of loads.


Akhoundi continued that the process includes Tabriz and Gilan cities and connecting them to Azerbaijan.


�He noted that Iran aims to expand railroads from Qasr-e Shirin to Iraq and then to Syria and to Mediterranean Sea through Kurdistan.


By ISNA