Azerbaijan Weighs Up Expansion Of Freight Handling Cooperation With Iran And Russia
Date
6/21/2024 10:08:57 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 21. Expansion of
cooperation in the field of cargo transportation by road between
Azerbaijan, Iran, and Russia has been discussed, Trend reports, referring
to the Azerbaijani Ministry of Digital Development and
Transportation.
According to reports, Azerbaijan, Iran, and Russia met to
discuss road cargo transport. Road transport industry and customs
service representatives, road transport and international cargo
carrier associations, and transport company leaders of all three
parties attended the meeting.
The delegations visited the border checkpoints of Astara and
Khanoba of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Astara - Islamic Republic of
Iran, and Tagirkent - Russian Federation.
At the border checkpoints, the parties became acquainted with
the customs inspection method, document processing, and the process
of cars crossing the border.
To note, the infrastructure established on the Azerbaijani side
is capable of ensuring the passage of any automobile flow.
Furthermore, inspections at checkpoints, measures to reduce the
waiting time of vehicles, increasing the share of carriers from
Azerbaijan, Iran, and Russia in the international road
transportation market, and other issues were discussed at the
meeting held in Derbent.
The sides exchanged views on the potential and prospects of the
North-South international transport corridor.
However, both sides noted the importance of strengthening
cooperation to fully utilize the transit potential of Azerbaijan,
Iran, and Russia and develop the North-South international
transport corridor.
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