Iran to purchase all land for Rasht-Astara railway by April
Tehran is seriously commited to implement the Rasht-Astara railway project
Tehran is seriously commited to implement the Rasht-Astara railway project
Accelerating operational work within the North-South and East-West international transport corridors is of great importance for Iran, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said at a meeting in Tehran dedicated to international transport corridors and the development of a railway line in Tehran Province.
Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Saveliev held talks with Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani in Tehran.
Governor of Russia's Astrakhan Region Igor Babushkin and Azerbaijan's Prime Minister Ali Asadov held talks in Baku, the Azerbaijani Cabinet of Ministers said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Ashgabat, the Kremlin press service reported.
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian held talks today, the Akorda reported.
The development of the International North-South Transport Corridor is a priority for the Russian government, Russia's Economic Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov said at the VTB 'Russia Calling!' investment forum.
Russian, Azerbaijani and Iranian Railways signed a memorandum of understanding on boosting the North-South cooperation efficiency following the 83rd meeting of the CIS Railway Transport Council.
The Zangezur corridor and the North-South transport corridor will not compete with each other, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu said following the 13th meeting of security council secretaries of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries, which is taking place in Moscow.
The Zangezur Corridor comes to final completion towards Azerbaijan-Armenia border, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan - Head of the Department of Foreign Policy Affairs of the Presidential Administration Hikmet Hajiyev said.
Moscow and Baku are set to implement an electronic consignment note project to streamline their joint freight transportation processes, as announced during the 3rd International Caspian Digital Forum in Kaspiysk.
Russia acknowledges Baku's progress in establishing the Azerbaijani segment of the International Transport Corridor North-South, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk said.
A communiqué has been published following yesterday's trilateral meeting in Baku between delegations from Russia, Azerbaijan, and Iran, focused on developing freight transportation between the countries.
The development of the North-South International Transport Corridor was a key topic at the 13th meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation between Russia and Turkmenistan, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin said.
Azerbaijan, Russia, and Iran need to develop a harmonized transport infrastructure, Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk said at a trilateral meeting between Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran in Baku.
An agreement is anticipated shortly to kick off the construction of the Rasht-Astara railway in Iran, a strategic segment of the International North-South Transport Corridor, Director General for International Affairs at Iran’s Ministry of Transport and Urban Development Amin Taraffo said.
The construction of the Rasht-Astara railway line is scheduled to commence in 2026, following the completion of the land acquisition process. A Russian contractor has already secured a €1.6 billion export credit for the project.
Russia and Iran are actively working to advance the North-South Transport Corridor, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said during a meeting with Iranian Vice President Mohammad Javad Aref.
Russia is committed to stable cooperation with Azerbaijan on the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) project, aiming to launch rail service to Iran via Azerbaijani territory, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova told Vestnik Kavkaza.
The Zangezur corridor will not only connect the main part of Azerbaijan with Nakhchivan, but will also become a new route for interregional transportation, both in the East-West direction and in the North-South direction, since it will create an alternative way of delivering Russian goods to Iran, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said at the opening of the 3rd Shusha Global Media Forum in Khankendi.