(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 9. Iran's new
government will pay special attention to connecting and developing
the railway Network with neighboring countries, especially Iraq,
Türkiye, and Azerbaijan, the executive director of the Iranian
Railway Company Jabar Ali Zakeri told reporters, Trend
reports.
According to him, along with this, the development of land
railroad ports in the country will remain at the center of
attention.
Zakeri noted that the North-South international corridor is a
priority and will contribute to developing the country's sea, rail,
and road transit routes.
To note, the intergovernmental agreement signed on September 12,
2000, between Russia, Iran, and India laid the foundation for the
North-South Transport Corridor. In general, several countries have
ratified the said agreement. (Republic of Azerbaijan, Republic of
Belarus, Republic of Bulgaria, India, Islamic Republic of Iran,
Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Sultanate of Oman, Russian
Federation, Republic of Tajikistan, Republic of Türkiye, Ukraine).
The purpose of creating the corridor is to reduce the delivery time
of cargoes from India to Russia, as well as to Northern and Western
Europe (the delivery time on the current route is more than six
weeks, and via“North-South” is expected to be three weeks).
To connect Azerbaijan Railways with the Iranian railroad network
within the corridor, the Qazvin-Rasht railroad (175 km) was put
into operation on March 6, 2019. The Rasht-Astara railroad is to be
built on the territory of Iran.
The north-south corridor has three directions on the territory
of Iran. The eastern direction is Turkmenistan and Central Asian
countries; the middle direction is Russia and other countries
across the Caspian Sea; and the western direction is Azerbaijan,
Georgia, Russia, and Eastern European countries.
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