On the sidelines of the International Navrouz Celebrations, a trilateral meeting of the presidents of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan took place in the Turkmen capital Ashgabat on March 20.
Emomali Rahmon (Tajikistan), Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov (Turkmenistan) and Hamid Karzai (Afghanistan) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for construction a rail link connecting the three countries.
According to Turkmen media outlet, the 400-kilometer railroad is to connect the Afghan town of Akina-Andkhoy to Atamurat-Ymamnazar in Turkmenistan and Panj in Tajikistan.
Construction is reportedly planned to begin in July in Turkmenistan. Turkmen workers are also to build the Afghan section of the railway.
The construction work is scheduled to be finished by 2015.