The Ministry of Public Works has announced that three memorandums of understanding (MOU) have been signed with Turkmenistan in the railway sector.
The agreements were signed during a visit to Turkmenistan by a technical delegation of the Ministry of Public Works headed by Mohammad Ishaq Sahibzada, the deputy minister of public works for railways.
According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Public Works today (Thursday), the two sides have agreed to expand the Herat-Turghundi Station railway line at an estimated cost of $7 million and complete the remaining 10 kilometers of the Aqina-Andkhoy railway project. The two sides also reached an agreement on the survey and design of the 55-kilometer Andkhoy-Sheberghan railway project.
The Ministry of Public Works said the contracts for the three projects would be signed in the near future and practical work would begin soon.
