Syrian-Iranian talks to boost mutual relations in transportation sector

Damascus,SANA- Transport Minister Zouhair Khzeim  discussed with the Iranian Minister of Roads and Cities Building Rostam Qasemi prospects of bilateral cooperation between the two countries, in land, sea, air and railway transport fields .

The two ministers discussed the mechanism of outlining agreements and memoranda of understanding and looking forward to developing agreements within the work of the Syrian-Iranian joint committee.

The discussions included the possibility of the tripartite rail link for transporting passengers and goods between Syria, Iraq and Iran and vice versa, in addition to the study of  establishing joint business companies and activating maritime transport routes between the ports of the two countries.

They stressed the continuous cooperation and coordination to confront the unilateral coercive economic measures imposed on the two countries.

Fedaa al-Rhayiah / Mazen Eyon