Ilham Aliyev: documents signed with Iran historically important

The documents signed with Iran today are historically important, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said in a statement to the press after the signing of bilateral documents with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.

"Today, many documents have been signed, and I would like to highlight two documents among them. These are documents related to working together in the Caspian Sea and building the Astara-Rasht railway. These documents are historically important. Our cooperation in the Caspian Sea and in the transport sector will level up with the implementation of these documents, and at the same time, it will have a very positive impact on regional cooperation," President Aliyev said.

The head of state noted that the sides have made great progress in the field of transport.

"Last year, when I was on a visit to Iran, we marked the arrival of the first train from Azerbaijan to Iran. The first train entered Iran via a bridge built on Astarachai. And today we signed a very important and historic agreement on the construction of the Astara-Rasht railway. I am confident that the missing part of the North-South transport corridor - the Astara-Rasht railway will be built in a short time and thus new opportunities will open for the entire Eurasian region," the President of Azerbaijan said.

"The North-South transport corridor is under implementation as a result of our joint efforts and of neighboring countries. In parallel, we have begun to work actively to create the South-West transport corridor. North-South and East-West transport corridors will be connected in the future. Our countries play a very important role here. I can state with full responsibility that the agreement on the construction of the Astara-Rasht railway, signed today, is of historical significance and I believe that everyone will witness this in the years to come," President Aliyev noted.