“Now, the countries are working on the resumption of the project connecting the railways of Syria, Iran and Iraq and are determining the date of the meeting between the representatives of the countries to develop the points of view”, a source told the al-Watan newspaper on Saturday, Sputnik reported.

The aim of the strategic project, which was launched before the outbreak of the Syrian crisis in ۲۰۱۱, is to provide Baghdad and Tehran with access to Syrian ports, according to the source.

Prior to the crisis, the Syrian side has completed 97 percent of the project, however, during the war, most railways have been destroyed, according to the source.

Syria has been in a state of civil war since ۲۰۱۱, with government forces fighting against numerous opposition groups and terrorist organizations. In late 2017, the victory over the ISIL terrorist group was declared in Syria and Iraq.