Iran, Russia Discuss Construction Of Railway From Azerbaijan To Persian Gulf
Date
11/17/2024 7:12:17 PM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 17. Iran and Russia
are discussing a project to build a railway with a Russian gauge
that will connect the Iranian city of Parsabad on the border with
Azerbaijan with the port of Bandar Abbas on the Persian Gulf coast,
Iran's Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali said, Trend reports.
"In addition to the Rasht-Astara railway line, Russia is
interested in investing in the construction of a railway with a
Russian gauge from Parsabad to Bandar Abbas," Jalali said at a
meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran.
Pezeshkian stressed that the development of railway
infrastructure from north to south will bring significant benefits
to both the country's economy and its citizens, and will also meet
the needs of Iran and Russia. He instructed to speed up the
implementation of the Rasht-Astara line project.
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