Baku and Tehran sign memorandum of understanding
The 17th meeting of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission on Economic, Trade, and Humanitarian Cooperation between Azerbaijan and Iran was held yesterday in Baku.
The 17th meeting of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission on Economic, Trade, and Humanitarian Cooperation between Azerbaijan and Iran was held yesterday in Baku.
Today, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received a delegation led by Farzaneh Sadegh, Minister of Roads and Urban Development of Iran and Co-Chair of the Azerbaijan-Iran Intergovernmental Joint Commission on Economic Cooperation.
The practical implementation of the Rasht-Astara railway line project within the framework of the North-South international transport corridor will begin on April 1, 2026, Russian Energy Minister Sergey Tsivilyov said.
Moscow and Tehran are jointly implementing the Rasht-Astara railway project. The cost of the project is €1.6 bln
Azerbaijan plans a comprehensive modernization of the Baku-Astara railway line, which, once completed, will allow for the resumption of passenger service on this route, Azerbaijan's Deputy Minister of Digital Development and Transport Rahman Hummatov said.
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.