(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 11. A tripartite
meeting will be held with the participation of Iranian, Azerbaijani
and Russian officials to discuss the diversification of the routes
on International North-South transport Corridor (INSTC) in the near
future, Iranian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Seyyed Abbas Mousavi said,
Trend reports
citing the embassy's official telegram channel.
He made the remark while in Iran's Astara city, getting
acquainted with the joint projects being implemented between Iran
and Azerbaijan.
The ambassador noted that transit and customs issues between the
three countries will also be discussed at the mentioned
meeting.
Mousavi added that Iran's Astara is one of the main and
important parts of the INSTC. With the completion of work within
the projects being implemented in Astara, its regional and
international importance will reveal itself even more.
“Regarding these projects and other transit issues between the
two countries, Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development
Rostam Ghasemi and Minister of Digital Development and Transport of
Azerbaijan Rashad Nabiyev will soon meet,” he said.
At present, a railway terminal is being built between Iran and
Azerbaijan in Iran's Astara city. A part of this railway terminal
has already been put into use.
On January 25, 2022, the foundation of a new bridge over the
Astarachay River on the border of Azerbaijan-Iran was laid. The
construction of the 89-meter-long and 30-meter-wide bridge is
expected to be completed by the end of the year.
The foundation of the 'International North-South Transport
Corridor' was laid on the basis of an intergovernmental agreement
signed between Russia, Iran, and India on September 12, 2000.
In total, 13 countries have ratified the agreement, including
Azerbaijan, India, Iran, Russia, Türkiye, etc.
The purpose of creating a corridor is to reduce the delivery
time of cargo from India to Russia, as well as to North and West
Europe. Delivery time on the current route is more than 6 weeks, it
is expected to be reduced to 3 weeks via North-South Transport
Corridor.
The 175 km long Qazvin-Rasht railway was officially put into
operation on March 6, 2019, to connect Azerbaijani railways with
the Iranian railway network within the corridor. In addition, the
167 km long Rasht-Astara railway line must be built in Iran.
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