KABUL: The Deputy Minister of Public Works for Railway Mawlavi Mohammad Ishaq Sahebzada, and his accompanying delegation have met with officials from the Sogdiana Trans railway company of Uzbekistan, in Hairatan port in Balkh province.
According to a statement from the ministry on Wednesday, in the meeting various issues including the optimization of railcar traffic, maintaining active railway lines, fully utilizing station capacities, and improving the speed of loading and unloading railcars have been discussed.
The ministry noted that this meeting was conducted under the guidance of the office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs.
For several years, Sogdiana Trans has been responsible for railway transportation to Afghanistan based on an established contract.