Po tom sporazumu, potpisanom u Solunu u maju 2006, trebalo bi se značajno smanjiti vrijeme putovanja u regionu, unaprijediti kvalitet putničkog i teretnog saobraćaja, te uvećati konkurentnost željezničkog prijevoza na Balkanu.
The deal, signed in Thessaloniki in May 2006, vows to significantly reduce travel times between countries in the region, improve the quality of passenger and freight transport, and increase the competitiveness of railway transport in the Balkans.