TEHRAN Iran and Turkey have agreed to launch a passenger train on March 12 which links Tehran and Istanbul, RAJA Passenger Train Company said Thursday. It was agreed Wednesday night between Iranian and Turkish ministers of roads and transportation.

Governor's Office of Van Province, Turkey, announced on Thursday that the train has the route of Tehran-Van-Istanbul and also Tehran-Van-Damascus.

According to the agreement, the weekly train will leave Istanbul on Monday March 12 and arrive in Tehran on Wednesday March 14.

The Tehran-Van-Damascus train will also go on stream on March 10.

Turkish Roads and Transportation Minister Enis Oksuz said here Tuesday that his country is set to solve transportation problems with Iran.

Oksuz told reporters after the first session of Iran-Turkey Joint Transportation Commission that the two countries have key roles in the region in terms of population and geographical conditions and that there are no unsolvable issues between the two neighbors.