DUSHANBE, January 29, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Ambassador to Iran Nematullo Emomzoda met with Iran''s Deputy Roads and Urban Development Minister also Iranian Railways CEO Mohsen Pour Seyed Aghayee in Tehran on January 27.

According to the Tajik MFA information department, the two discussed issues related to participation of Tajikistan and Iran in implementation of large regional transportation development projects.

A special attention was reportedly given to the implementation of the Iran-Afghanistan-Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan-China (IATKC) railway project.   

Emomzoda and Aghayee noted that implementation of that project would improve commerce and trade in the region.

They sides reached an agreement to set up a working group for the IATKC railway project, the source said.