Moscow reports on Baku's progress achieved on North-South corridor

Russia acknowledges Baku's progress in establishing the Azerbaijani segment of the International Transport Corridor North-South, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk said.

According to him, active work is also underway in Iran on the Rasht-Astara railway section.

The Deputy Prime Minister noted that noticeable results have been achieved on the Azerbaijani section, while in Iran, land plots are being acquired for the Rasht-Astara railway, a support geodetic network has been deployed, and design, survey, and aerial photography works are being conducted.

“A normal working process is underway to prepare for the construction of the Rasht-Astara railway,” Alexey Overchuk said.