Uzbek President approves memorandum on transport corridor
20/10/2014 10:33
Uzbek President approves memorandum on transport corridor
20/10/2014 10:33
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov approved a memorandum of understanding on implementation of the agreement on creation of transport corridor among the Governments of Iran, Oman, Qatar, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan (Ashgabat agreement).
The Uzbek leader signed a resolution “On approval international agreement” on 15 October, which approved the memorandum.
The memorandum of understanding on implementation of the Ashgabat agreement was signed in Muscat (Oman) on 6 August 2014.
Uzbek President entrusted Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan to notify depository that Uzbekistan carried out all necessary internal procedures, necessary to implement the agreement.
The memorandum was signed by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran and Oman in Muscat on 6 August 2014.
Implementation of the document will be new stage in inter-regional relations, which will help to expand relations among the states of the regions and boost economies of the members states.
As reported earlier, President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov proposed to create transport corridor Uzbekistan-Turkmenistan-Iran-Oman-Qatar and other states of Persian Gulf in Ashgabat on 19 October 2010.
Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Oman and Qatar signed an agreement on creation of new international transport corridor, linking Central Asia with Persian Gulf, on 25 April 2011.
Foreign Ministers of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Oman and Qatar inked the document in Ashgabat, capital city of Turkmenistan. Later, Qatar decided not to participate in the project.
The new transport corridor will run from Uzbekistan across Turkmenistan and then to the Gulf via Iran, bypassing Afghanistan.
According to the Uzbek side, the establishment of railway road communication from Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan to southern ports of Iran will help to create important transport network among the countries of Persian and Oman Gulfs and all Central Asian states.
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