Travel To IRAN

RAI (Rah-e Ahan-e Iran) deputy head has reported on negotiations for launching railroad connection among Iran, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan, Iranian news agency  Mehr  reported on December 28. Mir-Hassan Mousavi, Deputy Head of Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (RAI), made the remarks saying “the talks have kicked off in line with outcomes of President Rouhani’s recent visit to Central Asian countries.” Iran has on the agenda to expand railway ties with regional states, Central Asia and Caucasus in particular, in a bid to conduct goods transport to Europe. He underlined that railway directors of Iran, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan have begun negotiations and their next meeting is due to convene in six months. The official stressed that Nakhchivan-Tabriz-Mashhad railroad project will become operational on Thursday aiming to provide service to pilgrims who travel to Mashhad. “Given that Iran and Azerbaijan Republic follow different railroad standard

A drop in the number of travelers from both countries led them to enter into negotiations, Iran’s deputy chief of tourism Vali Teymouri said on Saturday, CHTN reported. A total of 4993 Tajik nationals visited Iran during the past Iranian calendar year 1396 (ended in March 2018), however, the number fell 9 percent in 1397, reaching 4085 people, the official announced. The number of Iranians traveling to Tajikistan reached 6261 in 1396, which decreased by 14 percent in 1397, Teymouri added. Referring to Tajikistan’s interest in boosting tourism, Teymouri said, “Talks have been held with Tajikistan’s deputy minister of tourism in order to develop cooperation with regard to the cultural commonalities between the two countries. And Tajikistan is keenly interested in exchanging travelers bilaterally.” The number of international tourists visiting Iran surged 52.5 percent in 1397 from a year earlier, Teymouri said earlier in April. Outbound passengers added up to 7 million dur