Increasing the volume of cargo transfer in the north-south corridor

According to Tasnim News Agency, “Izbrov”, Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation, met Today, with Kazem Jalali, Iran’s ambassador to Russia, he announced the increase in the volume of cargo transfer on road, sea and rail routes between the two countries in 2023.

The transfer of 3 million tons of cargo on land routes, about 8 million tons between the ports of the two countries and more than 600 thousand tons in the eastern branch of the North-South Corridor by train shows a significant increase in transit and transportation between Iran and It is Russia. In this meeting, Jalali pointed to the increase in the transfer of cargo from multiple transportation routes, and considered it as an expression of the efforts of the two countries for the ever-increasing economic and commercial development, and called for the elimination of the challenges and obstacles in the construction The Rasht-Astara railway was completed.

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