Investigating solutions for the development of transportation in Iran and Russia

according to the foreign policy group Tasnim news agency, in In the course of yesterday’s meeting between Kazem Jalali, Iran’s ambassador to Russia, and the Deputy Minister of Transport of this country, the process of cooperation between Fimabin regarding the construction of the Rasht-Astara railway in the framework of the North-South international crossing was discussed.

Based on these negotiations, it was announced that the drafting of the executive contract for the construction of this part of the corridor is in its final stages and soon we can see the start of the implementation of this project.

Sergei Pavlov, the Deputy Commissioner of Russian Railways, who was also present at this meeting, admitted that container freight from the eastern branch of this corridor from “Fern” and “Inche Brun” customs in the first quarter of this year Compared to the same period of the previous year, there was a 400 percent growth and negotiations with the Iranian Railways to determine the tariff for transporting fertilizer and coal to the destinations of Iran, the United Arab Emirates and India are ongoing.

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