Tajikistan and KOICA Explore Transport Cooperation Plans for 2025

Tajikistan’s Minister of Transport Azim Ibrohim, South Korean Ambassador Jeong Song Sik, and KOICA Country Director Kang Seung Hun discussed and outlined cooperation plans for 2025, according to the Tajik Ministry of Transport.

The sides also discussed progress on joint projects, including two completed in 2024: the first stage of the preliminary study on a metro system in Dushanbe and a logistics development project, The Caspian Post reports citing Trend.

They also reviewed an ongoing feasibility study for a 51-km railway line between Jaloliddini Balkhi and Nizhniy Pyandzh, considered a strategic regional project. A future feasibility study for the Dushanbe metro is also planned.

During the talks, Ibrohim emphasized the importance of expanding rail and road infrastructure to transform Tajikistan into a regional transit hub. He noted that the country’s landlocked status makes transport development a top national priority.

In turn, South Korea’s ambassador welcomed the growing partnership and confirmed Korea’s interest in supporting the Dushanbe metro project beyond the feasibility stage. Both sides expressed readiness to deepen cooperation and achieve new milestones in 2025.