The President of Turkmenistan, Serdar Berdimuhamedov, has approved a project to modernise the Ashgabat-Turkmenbashi railway line, according to the state news agency TDH.

The initiative was presented on 16 January at a government meeting by Mammethan Chakyev, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan.

The railway line connects various regions of the country with the Turkmenbashi International Sea Port and plays a key role in integrating the national railway network into the ‘Lapis Lazuli’, ‘TRACECA’, ‘North-South’ and ‘East-West’ international transport corridors.

The Head of State emphasised the positive dynamics of the development of Turkmenistan's transport and logistics system and the growth of its transit potential. The Deputy Prime Minister was instructed to organise the implementation of the modernisation project.