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.
Sporazumom, potpisanim u maju 2006. godine u Solunu, obećava se znatno smanjenje vremena putovanja između zemalja u regionu, unapređivanje kvaliteta putničkog i teretnog saobraćaja i povećanje konkurentnosti železničkog saobraćaja na Balkanu.