Shalamcheh-Basra Railway Would Be Built in Iraq, Says Transport Minister

 

According to the Iraqi Transport Minister Razzaq Muhibis Al-Saadawi, his nation is adamantly committed to completing the Shalamcheh-Basra Railway construction project, which has been put on hold for years.

Al-Saadawi said during his meeting with Mehrdad Bazrpash, the Iranian minister of roads and urban development, on Thursday in Tehran that the Iraqi government strives to take the credits required for the execution of this massive project into account in its 2023 Budget.

Al-Saadawi reiterated the serious commitment of his country to the opening of the Shalamcheh-Basra Railway by saying that the rail line has been designated on the Iraqi side.

The method for building the railway, choosing the project commissioner, and other matters of shared interest were considered between the two parties.

These border crossings at Mehran, Shalamcheh, and Chazabeh involved road transit as well as the transit of Iraqi trucks. Also, they had fruitful discussions about the rail and road connections from the Khosravi border crossing to Baghdad.

The Iranian minister of roads demanded an increase in weekly flights from 120 to 200 between Iran and Iraq. One of the other items that the two sides discussed was port and maritime cooperation between the two nations. It was decided that a joint committee would investigate this matter.