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An
Islamabad-Istanbul train that will traverse 6,500 km
Monday April 18, 2011 02:42:16 PM,
IANS
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Islamabad: A cargo
train that will cover a distance of 6,500 km from Islamabad
through Tehran to Istanbul will be "running in less than a year",
an official said.
The ambitious project got a final shape during the April 11-14
official visit of President Asif Ali Zardari to Turkish capital
Ankara.
Turkish Union of Chambers (TOBB) has said it will immediately
start a company to run the project and the company will seek
collaboration with Pakistan and Iran business groups to execute
it, Associated Press of Pakistan reported.
"We are planning to get the train running in less than a year,"
TOBB president Rifat Hisarciklioglu was quoted as saying.
The weekly trains are expected to make a one-way trip in 11 days
between Istanbul and Islamabad.
The report said the train will open up the European and Asian
markets for Pakistan.
President Asif Ali Zardari, during his visit, held discussions
with Turkish President Abdullah Gul, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
Erdogan, and Grand National Assembly Speaker Mehmet Ali Sahin.
Pakistan and Turkey are keen to expand their bilateral trade
volume from existing $1 billion to $2 billion by year 2012.
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