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Erdogan, Ahmadinejad agree to build Iran-Turkey railroad
28.09.2007 14:05 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ In the framework of the UN General Assembly’s 62nd
session in New York, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad agreed to build a railroad
connecting Iran and Turkey.

There are two projects for building the trunk-railway from northern
and southern banks of Lake Van, said Ismet Yilmaz, the Turkish
Minister of Transport.

Erdogan and Ahmadinejad also consulted with the Iranian Minister of
Roads and Transportation Mohammad Rahmati, who said Iran can cover the
expenses.

`A Turkish delegation will be sent to Iran next week to discuss the
issue. We think building of the railroad from the north of Lake Van is
more real,’ Mr Yilmaz said, 1news.az reports.

Earlier, Iran and Turkey signed an agreement on delivery of Iranian
gas to Turkey, which met a sharp reaction of the United States.
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