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 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.
Employees of the Kyrgyz Embassy in Iran have found refuge in Azerbaijan after evacuating from the Islamic Republic due to the military conflict .
The final construction work at the terminals of Azerbaijan Railways CJSC (ADY) in the Iranian city of Astara will be completed by the end of the year. Thanks to the terminals built and commissioned by ADY in Azerbaijan and Iran, the …
The reconstruction of the Alat-Osmanli-Astara railway line sees rapid progress, the Azerbaijan Railways reported. The reconstruction work on the Alat-Osmanli-Astara railway line, an important part of the International North-South …
Russian and Iranian transport ministers have agreed on signing of the agreement on construction of the Rasht-Astara railroad section of the North-South international transport corridor by this March, Iran's Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali …
Russian and Iranian Presidents Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian agreed that Moscow and Tehran will sign an agreement to start construction of the …
A ministerial meeting on transport issues between Iran, Azerbaijan and Russia is scheduled for January 28 in Moscow. The announcement was made by Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mehrdad Bazrpash at an event …
The Russian government has approved the route for the direct cargo block train Ulyanovsk - Baku - Astara, Ulyanovsk Governor Alexey Russkikh said. "We received good news from Russian Railways: the route for the direct …
Russian Transport Minister Vitaly Savelyev said that the work on construction of the Rasht-Astara section of the North-South international transport …
The South Astara checkpoint on the state border of Azerbaijan and Iran was included in the list of such points by decision of the Azerbaijani government. Now cargo transportation between the two countries will be carried out through it and the border crossing will be operational.
The delegation of the parliamentary friendship group of Russia and Iran began an official visit to Moscow. The program includes negotiations with representatives of the State Duma, the Federation Council and the Russian Foreign Ministry. The talks will concern the expansion of economic and interparliamentary cooperation.
The head of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development of the Islamic Republic will arrive in Baku in the coming days
A meeting has been held between the two co-chairmen of the State Commission for Economic, Trade and Humanitarian Cooperation between Azerbaijan and Iran, Azerbaijan's Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev and Iran's Minister of Roads …
Russian Transport Minister Vitaly Savelyev revealed the details of the upcoming construction of the Rasht-Astara railway line, which is part of the North-South international transport corridor. The minister noted the rail line will …
The most standard channel achievable in the Caspian Sea has been created at Astara port, and the port has no problem receiving ships, director-general of Gilan Province’s Ports and Maritime Department Hossein Younesi said. Younesi …
Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani held a meeting with Russian Presidential Assistant Igor Levitin to discuss the construction of the strategic Rasht-Astara railway, located on the …
Iran’s Deputy Transport and Urban Development Minister for Transportation Affairs Shahriar Afandizadeh said that Tehran and Moscow have held negotiations on completing the Rasht-Astara railway project. Iran has presented its …
Iranian ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali predicted the operationalization of regular rail transport of goods from Russia's territories to the northern Iranian city of Astara in the near future. “The issue of solving the …
