MANAMA, BAHRAIN, 11 Nov. - (ANA) - Gulf countries signed an agreement on Sunday for a railway project to link six states and open up “broader prospects” for travel and trade, Bahrain's Transport Minister said.

 

The agreement was signed by transport ministers from Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) member states at Al Zahir Palace in Bahrain.

 

The railway project is intended to establish a rail network linking the six member states, from Kuwait in the north to Oman in the south. The network is to be about 2,100km long.

 

Bahrain's Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications Sheikh Abdulla bin Ahmed Al Khalifa described the project as “an investment in the future of the Gulf and its generations”.  

 

GCC Secretary General Jasem Albudaiwi said the agreement was an important step towards strengthening Gulf integration in the transport sector. The agreement envisages a railway linking all GCC countries in a single network. - (ANA) -

 

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