Iran and Iraq discuss expanding rail and transit cooperation

Tehran, May 26 (, IRNA/APP): Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, in a meeting with visiting Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Farzaneh Sadeq, has called for the enhanced transit cooperation between the two countries.

Al-Sudani, while talking to Sadeq, also emphasized the completion of the Basra- Shalamcheh railway project, calling it important for the transportation of passengers from the two countries and Central Asia, particularly during the Arbaeen pilgrimage, IRNA reported on Monday.

The Iranian minister is in Iraq for talks with officials about transport relations between the two countries, especially the Shalamcheh-Basra railway, which will create a new transportation horizon for Iran and Iraq.