Iran, Turkmenistan sign customs cooperation agreement

Photo: Customs Administration of Iran

BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 19. A joint cooperation program document has been signed between the customs services of Iran and Turkmenistan.

This was announced by the Iranian Customs Administration.

The document regarding the joint cooperation program was signed by Iran’s Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance, Director General of the Customs Administration, Foroud Asgari, and Head of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan, Maksat Khudaykuliyev.

According to this document, specific meetings will be planned and organized. These meetings will focus on increasing the capacity for handling trucks at the Sarakhs border crossing, reducing waiting times, and boosting the volume of trade turnover between the two countries.

The document also prioritizes expanding railway exchange capabilities at the Sarakhs border crossing, facilitating the movement of vehicles at the Lotfabad border crossing, and developing border infrastructure.

The objective is to accelerate the movement of vehicles at the border crossing points between the two countries and to eliminate congestion issues.

A meeting of customs officials from both nations took place today at the Sarakhs border crossing point, led by Iran’s Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance and Director General of the Customs Administration, Foroud Asgari, and Head of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan, Maksat Khudaykuliyev. A key focus of the meeting was the transit of trucks through the Sarakhs border crossing, with the aim of facilitating the passage of 700 trucks daily, 350 from each side.