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Afghanistan, Turkmenistan sign three MOUs on railway projects
The Ministry of Public Works has announced that three memorandums of understanding (MOU) have been signed with Turkmenistan in the railway sector.
The agreements were signed during a visit to Turkmenistan by a technical delegation of the Ministry of Public Works headed by Mohammad Ishaq Sahibzada, the deputy minister of public works for railways.
According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Public Works today (Thursday), the two sides have agreed to expand the Herat-Turghundi Station railway line at an estimated cost of $7 million and complete the remaining 10 kilometers of the Aqina-Andkhoy railway project. The two sides also reached an agreement on the survey and design of the 55-kilometer Andkhoy-Sheberghan railway project.
The Ministry of Public Works said the contracts for the three projects would be signed in the near future and practical work would begin soon.