Qatar Weighs Joining North-South ITC
Date
9/7/2024 12:18:08 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 7. Qatar is
exploring the possibility of joining the North-South International
Transport Corridor (ITC), Director of the Department of Economic
Cooperation (DEC) of the Russian Foreign Ministry Dmitry
Birichevsky said in an interview with Izvestia, Trend reports.
"The North-South ITC has become a focal point in the transport
and logistics sector. There has been a noticeable increase in
activity there now. And this is not just some corridor from north
to south, it is a whole Network of routes: the western route, which
we are currently developing together with Azerbaijan and Iran, and
the eastern branch, which is connected with Kazakhstan,
Turkmenistan, and Iran. All this is being done to ensure that there
are reliable routes for the delivery of goods from Russia to the
countries of the South, primarily to the south of Iran, from there
to the Persian Gulf with access to the Indian Ocean, so that we can
trade with the rest of the world, regardless of the political
decisions that our former partners from Europe or opponents from
the United States might make. The North-South ITC is the biggest
priority in our transport work.
Other countries see this. They see this activity. They see the
cargo flows. They see that it is profitable. Countries like Qatar
are showing interest in this. In what form and how they can join is
up to them to decide. If there is a road and political will, then
there can be cooperation with any countries of the Middle East and
then with access to the market of India, South Asia, and ASEAN
countries,” said Dmitry Birichevsky.
To note, the North-South International Transport Corridor is a
7,200 km multimodal route that connects St. Petersburg with the
ports of Iran and India.
It is an alternative to the sea route connecting Europe, the
Persian Gulf countries, and the Indian Ocean via the Suez
Canal.
The western and eastern branches of the ITC pass through Iran:
the western branch provides for transportation through Iran by road
via Rasht, and the eastern branch by rail. The final point in Iran
is the port of Bandar Abbas, from which cargo can be delivered to
India by sea. The western branch also passes through Azerbaijan,
while the eastern branch passes through Kazakhstan and
Turkmenistan.
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