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ERBIL, Kurdistan Region— An extended railway construction is underway to connect Iran to the Syrian west coast on the Mediterranean Sea, crossing the Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq, according to Iranian President Hasan Rouhani who visited Kurdish provincial capital of Sanandaj in Iran Saturday as part of his reelection campaign.

Rouhani described the construction of Tehran-Sanandaj railway as one of “the most important infrastructure projects” in the country and added that it would create many job opportunities.

“By extending the railway from Sanandaj to the Kurdistan Region in Iraq, we will connect Iran to the Mediterranean Sea through Syria,” the president said after arriving in Sanandaj.

Rouhani arrived in Sanandaj, Kurdistan province on Saturday morning to inaugurate a number of industrial projects. The President was leading a delegation including some members of his cabinet to the province...

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