12:19 - 17.07.2024

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July 17, Fineko/abc.az. A number of works will be carried out within the global international transport corridor North-South, jointly implemented jointly by Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, ABC.AZ reports, quoting Russian Deputy PM Alexander Novak.

"We will expand railway capacities and enhance export transport and logistics routes, which will affect our interaction with southern partner countries," Novak said.

One of the most significant breakthroughs announced by Novak is the agreement reached with Iranian partners to complete a crucial 162-kilometer railway section between the Iranian cities of Astara and Rasht.

"This is a global project that will seamlessly connect a single transport corridor from the Baltic to the Persian Gulf," he underlined.

The agreement to establish this International Transport Corridor was initially signed in 2000 between Russia, Iran, and India. Today, the project has expanded to include 12 participating countries.

The North-South corridor encompasses three main routes: the western route along the western shore of the Caspian Sea through Azerbaijan, the eastern route along the eastern shore of the Caspian Sea, the trans-Caspian route across the Caspian Sea.