TEHRAN- The Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) has been re-appointed as the first vice chair of the International Union of Railways (UIC) Regional Assembly for the Middle-East (RAME).

As reported, the decision was made during the 32nd Meeting of UIC RAME which was held virtually, on December 15, the portal of the Iranian Transport Ministry reported.

During the meeting which was attended by senior officials from UIC, various issues were discussed, including the financial and budget issues and the recent activities of the UIC Middle East regional office, the review of the activities of the Middle East Railways Rail Training Center, the activities of the COP28 event in Dubai, projects in this region including harsh weather conditions, work requirements for heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, hydrogen hazards, development of a specialized network of security, safety, mobile communication system in the future to evaluate the needs of long-range radio communication in West Asia, etc.

Iran, Turkey, Iraq, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Jordan, Oman, Qatar, and the UAE are members of UIC regional assembly for West Asia.

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