IRAQ INTENDS TO BUILD A RAIL TO IRAN, ARMENIA, AZERBAIJAN AND CHINA

YEREVAN, April 14. /ARKA/. Iraq and Iran are currently studying a
project to build a railway between their countries, worth 45 million
dollars, Iraq’s minister of transport Baqir Jabr al-Zubeidi said
after his meeting with the Iranian counterpart in Basra on Monday.

The project will help connect Iraq with other countries, including
China, Azerbaijan and Armenia through the “silk road” via Iran,
he said.

The railroad will span a length of 32 kilometers and will connect the
southeast of Basra province with Iran, al-Zubeidi said, as cited by
Novosti-Armenia referring to RIA Novosti.

The project is expected to be completed in 20 months. -0–