(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TEHRAN, Iran, November 1. The operation of the
Khaf-Herat Railway Project is facing interruption due to domestic
conditions in Afghanistan, said the Spokesman of the Iran Foreign
Ministry Nasser Kanaani, Trend reports citing IRNA.
Khaf- Herat Railway Project is a priority of the Iranian
government to boost economic and commercial cooperation between the
two countries but unfortunately, as a result of domestic conditions
in Afghanistan the implementation of the railway project has become
defective, he said in his weekly press conference.
Political disturbances and chaos immediately affect the process
of economic cooperation between the two nations, he noted.
Kanaan expressed hope for the completion of the project adding
that he is unaware of further details of the project.
The Khaf-Herat Railway Project is a 225 km-long cross-border
railway between Iran and Afghanistan, linking eastern Iran to
western Afghanistan.
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