The government is resolved to revive the great Silk Road through a high-speed railway link that passes through China, Turkmenistan, Iran, the Republic of Azerbaijan, Turkey and Europe, Rahimi said in Iran's Northeastern city of Sabzevar on Sunday.
Pointing to the other major projects due to be implemented in the country in area of construction of roads and other transportation links, Rahimi stated that the government plans to invest 250,000 billion Rials ($25 bln) in these projects.
Earlier in September, a senior Iranian lawmaker underlined the importance of an international rail line which is due to link Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and China in the near future, saying that it would revive the ancient Silk Road.
Speaking at a dinner banquet in Shanghai, Asadollah Badamchian said, "Iran-Afghanistan-Tajikistan-China railway is due to be inaugurated soon in future. In fact, it would be a rail Silk Road."
Earlier reports said that Beijing plans to build a new railway which links China to the Mediterranean Sea through Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran.
source: http://www.farsnews.com/
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian First Vice-President Mohammad Reza Rahimi said the country has made major investments in the transportation sector and is resolved to revive the ancient Silk Road.
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