TEHRAN- In a significant diplomatic and economic engagement, Iran's Minister of Transport and Urban Development, Farzaneh Sadegh, held a pivotal meeting with Ilhom Mahkamov, the Minister of Transport of Uzbekistan, during her official visit to Tashkent.
The high-level discussions centered on the imperative need to facilitate transit operations, develop comprehensive rail and road cooperation, and strengthen logistical and commercial relations between the two nations within the framework of regional corridors. This meeting, held with the explicit aim of examining solutions to expand transport and transit cooperation between the two countries, saw both parties emphasize the extensive capacities for bilateral cooperation while stressing the critical need to remove existing obstacles and facilitate the seamless flow of trade and transit exchanges along regional routes.
Minister Sadegh characterized her trip to Tashkent and her meetings with Uzbek officials as indicative of the strategic importance of political, economic, transport, and transit relations between the two countries. She referred to her previous negotiations with Minister Mahkamov on the sidelines of the 14th Meeting of Transport Ministers of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) held in Astana, Kazakhstan, and emphasized the need for continuous follow-up and operationalization of the agreements reached during those discussions.
.png)
