DG Afghanistan Railway Authority Meets Iranian Ambassador to Kabul

KABUL , July. 26 –  The Director General of Afghanistan Railway Authority (ARA) Mullah Bakhtur Rahman Sharaft, met Iran’s President’s Special Representative for Afghanistan and Acting Head of Embassy Hassan Kazmi Qomi and his delegation in his office on Tuseday. Both parties agreed that the project would be extended to Herat city during the meeting, […]

KABUL , July. 26 –  The Director General of Afghanistan Railway Authority (ARA) Mullah Bakhtur Rahman Sharaft, met Iran’s President’s Special Representative for Afghanistan and Acting Head of Embassy Hassan Kazmi Qomi and his delegation in his office on Tuseday.

Both parties agreed that the project would be extended to Herat city during the meeting, and both sides emphasised the importance of the development of railway cooperation between the two nations. Both parties also expressed their satisfaction over the beginning of traffic through the third section of the Khawaf Herat route.

In this meeting, Mr. Bakhtur Rahman Sharaft also clarified to the Iranian side that the World Food Organization is interested in importing a batch of its aid to Afghanistan through Khawaf Herat Railway.

He suggested that a joint meeting be held between Afghanistan Railway Authority and Iranian Railways. The Iranian side welcomed the proposal and promised to hold a joint meeting.