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Turkish State Railways (TCDD) responded Ethiopia's help demand for opening new railways, where it would actively participate in restructuring the railways of the country and take part in transfer of training and technology of workers.

In the meeting held in Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency's (TIKA) office in Ethiopia, cooperation in five basic topics was decided on between TCDD and Ethiopian Railway Corporation (ERC). According to the agreement, TCDD would prepare operational regulations, provide ERC'S structuring and give technical support in railway building, supervision, watch, project and agreement, give training to the personnel and build capacity for human resources, give technical support in transfer of technology and share knowledge and experience in administration of immovables.   

The Ethiopian railway officials will be in Turkey between  June 10 and 14, where they will visit the high speed train lines of Marmaray, TUVESAS and TULOMSAS.   

Ethiopian officials wanted their railways to be restructured and the railway connecting capital Addis Ababa to Djibouti to came into operation, who demanded help from TCDD via TIKA.

TCDD sent a committee of experts to Ethiopia in April upon the request of ERC, where a report was prepared and presented to the ERC officials, stating that Ethiopian railway management did not have enough experience. No railway managements exists in Ethiopia since 1997.

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