From 30 September to 4 October, a delegation from Turkmenistan led by Minister of Rail Transport Mammet Akmammedov visited Abu Dhabi to participate in the ‘Global Rail’ international exhibition and conference. This was reported by the Orient news agency.

The ministry presented its international projects and transport infrastructure models at the exhibition. On the first day, UAE Minister of Energy and Infrastructure Suhail Mohamed Al Mazrouei noted the achievements of bilateral cooperation in the railway industry.

On the same day, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Ministry of Rail Transport of Turkmenistan and the ‘Etihad Rail Company’ joint-stock company, aimed at the joint implementation of railway projects abroad, the exchange of experience and the attraction of investment.

Later, a meeting was held with the CEO of ‘Etihad Rail Company’, Shadi Malak, at which foreign projects and the strengthening of cooperation were discussed. Shadi Malak announced a planned visit to Turkmenistan in the first half of October.

As part of ‘Global Rail’, a meeting was also held with Mohammad Ishaq Sahibzada, Deputy Minister of Public Works of Afghanistan. The meeting focused on increasing freight traffic, the progress of construction of a warehouse at the Turgundi station, and the Turgundi-Herat railway project, which is of humanitarian and strategic importance for the region.

The programme concluded with a meeting with Rashed Mohammed Al Kaabi, Deputy Director General of the ‘Abu Dhabi Development Fund’, at which issues related to the financing of railway projects and possible support were discussed.