Silk Road Train En Route From Turkmenistan To Tajikistan

ASHKHABAD (AA) - The Silk Road Train is en route to Tajik capital of Dushanbe from Turkmenistan.
     The ''Silk Road Turkish Export Products Fair'' will open in Dushanbe on May 16th.
     Silk Road Turkish Export Products Fair is being held on rails between Istanbul and Astana from April 24th to May 31st.
     The Silk Road Train set off from Istanbul on April 23rd to promote Turkey and Turkish products in 7 countries including Iran, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, on a railway of 10,560 kilometers, within 38 days.
     The fair aims to revive the Silk Road, one of the most important trade routes of the past, and to further improve commercial and cultural relations between regional countries.
     (UK-MS)
2005-05-12