The CEO of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways, Jabbar-Ali Zakeri, has emphasized the importance of enhanced rail, transit, and logistical cooperation among the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
Zakeri made the remarks during the 5th meeting of the heads of railways from member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) held in Moscow, Russia, on Saturday.
He proposed organizing a trilateral meeting between Iran, Russia, and the Republic of Azerbaijan to standardize tariffs and enhance freight transportation.
Additionally, Zakeri suggested the formation of an expert working group to identify issues, eliminate obstacles and challenges in border areas, assess routes that are not connected to existing rail networks, and develop a financial model to attract necessary investment for the construction of these routes.
The CEO of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways highlighted that Iran, given its strategic position as a bridge between East and West Asia and a connecting route between the significant continents of Europe and Asia, aims to strengthen partnerships and cooperation in transit and logistics with the member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
Describing the development of bilateral and multilateral cooperation in the field of transportation and transit as crucial, he underlined that the efforts to promote east-west and north-south transit routes that pass through Iran are essential.