Turkmen Railways to Provide Gratuitous Assistance to Afghanistan

13.07.2007 (15:24)

The Ministry of railways of Turkmenistan will construct a railway line in Afghanistan at its own expense.

The cost of the project is USD 5.5 Mln, reports Railway Market-CEE Review referrin to Altaqata.

As the Ashgabat correspondent of Turkmenistan.ru reports quoting the press service of the head of state, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed a decree to this effect "with a view to further developing and strengthening the neighborly relations between Turkmenistan and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan as well as providing assistance to the people of Afghanistan in reconstruction of the national economy."