via China Economic: Turkey expects China to invest in its high speed railway project from the eastern tip to the western part of the country, which would constitute an important part of the modern Silk Railroad, said the General Director of Turkish State Railway Suleyman Karaman here on Wednesday. Karaman made the remarks at the 11th International Union of Railways UIC, European Rail Traffic Management System ERTMS, World Conference held in Istanbul. The three-day meeting has drawn some 600 railway specialists and professionals from 38 countries under the theme of Optimizing Rail Investments Worldwide and they discuss the development of rail systems across the world. The modern Silk Railroad in the 21st century becomes one of the topics at conference. The discussion focused on the new railroads that would link Europe to the Silk Road, like Baku, Tbilisi, Kars railroad projects and inside Turkey the 2,000 km long Kars-Edirne project. We would like to build railroads with our Chinese partners in Turkey or throughout the world, Karaman said. full: en.ce.cn/Business/ti/201404/03/t20140403_2594651.shtml
Posted on: Thu, 03 Apr 2014 06:20:20 +0000
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