Tajikistan’s Tajik Railway state unitary enterprise and Korea Railroad Corporation (KORAIL) signed an agreement to expand railway cooperation. The document was signed in Seoul on September 15, 2026, on the sidelines of the GICC 2026 international conference on infrastructure cooperation.
The agreement was signed after approval by the enterprise’s founder, Tajikistan’s Ministry of Transport. It provides for closer cooperation between the railway authorities of Tajikistan and the Republic of Korea.
In Seoul, Tajik Railway head Mirzoali Komil also met with KORAIL head Kim Tae-sin. They discussed expanding bilateral cooperation, joint projects, sharing expertise and training specialists.
On September 15, Tajikistan’s Minister of Transport Azim Ibrohim took part in the high-level multilateral meeting of GICC 2026. He also met representatives of the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Trade, led by Director General for Development Finance Yoonjin Kang.
Several projects worth about $4.9 million are currently being implemented with grant support from the Republic of Korea. They include a feasibility study for the Jaloliddini Balkhi–Nizhny Pyanj railway to the Afghan border, the development of a logistics center in Kulob and further development of the Dushanbe metro.
The Tajik transport minister said the country wants these projects to move from preparation to implementation. The 51-kilometer Jaloliddini Balkhi–Nizhny Pyanj railway was described as a regional project aimed at developing transport links between Central and South Asia.
Translated from Tajik using artificial intelligence. Source: Минтранс
