Tashkent:Iran's Roads and Urban Development Minister, Farzaneh Sadegh, has emphasized the need to enhance railway and road cooperation with Uzbekistan during a meeting with Uzbek counterpart Ilkhom Makhkamov.

According to Islamic Republic News Agency, the two ministers convened on Wednesday in Tashkent to explore ways to expand bilateral transport and transit ties. Sadegh highlighted the extensive potential for cooperation between the two countries, pointing to their strategic political, economic, transport, and transit relations.

Sadegh referenced her prior discussions with Makhkamov at the 14th meeting of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) transport ministers in Astana, Kazakhstan, urging that previously reached agreements be implemented. She noted that cooperation in road, air, and rail transport is progressing well and proposed a trilateral railway meeting involving Iran, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan to improve coordination and accelerate rail link development among the three nations.

Furthermore, Sadegh mentioned that Iran's northern and southern ports present valuable opportunities for expanding regional trade and connectivity, given the logistics and transit potential of both countries. She also announced that the port of Chabahar will soon be connected to Iran's national railway network, a move expected to increase transit capacity.