(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 15. The Road Map of
the two countries on transport and freight transportation for 2025
will be signed between Iran's Minister of Roads and Urban
Development and Russia's Minister of Transport, Iranian Minister of
Roads and Urban Development Farzaneh Sadegh told reporters
following a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers in Tehran on
January 15, Trend
reports.
According to her, at least four meetings have been held between
her and Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoyt over the past
one and a half months. They discussed land, rail, sea, and cargo
transportation during these meetings and agreed on a roadmap.
Sadegh noted that it is known that an agreement was signed
between Iran and Russia in 2023 to build the Rasht-Astara railroad
as part of the North-South international transportation corridor.
It is expected that another agreement will be reached in this
connection on the visit to Russia.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will visit Russia on January
17. During the visit, the two countries will sign a document on
comprehensive strategic cooperation.
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 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 the corridor is to reduce the time of cargo delivery
from India to Russia, as well as to Northern and Western Europe
(the delivery time along the current route is more than 6 weeks,
and through“North-South” is expected to be 3 weeks).
In order 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 in Iran. Eastern
direction: Turkey and Central Asian countries; Middle direction:
Russia and other countries across the Caspian Sea; Western
direction: Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia, and Eastern European
countries.
On May 17, 2023, Russia and Iran signed an agreement to build
the Rasht-Astara railroad in Gilan province in northern Iran. The
Rasht-Astara railroad line, spanning approximately 163 kilometers,
will see the construction of nine stations. With the completion of
this railroad, the North-South international corridor will be
improved, and Iran's railroad network will be integrated with the
Caucasus countries, Russia, and Northern European countries. The
agreement expects the Russian side to invest 1.6 billion euros in
the construction of this railroad. This railroad will be built and
completed within 48 months.
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