Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran launching "North-South" to Astara
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 problems of transporting goods between Iran and Russia was and is one of the main issues in the development of trade relations between the two countries," Jalali said in a tweet about solving the problems of transporting goods between Iran and Russia.
“Fortunately, we are achieving good achievements in this field; regular rail transport of goods from Russia to Astara [in the north of Iran bordering Azerbaijan], is one of these cases that will be launched in the near future”, he added.
In an interview with the Russian media recently, the Iranian diplomat pointed to the increase in trade exchanges between Iran and Russia and said that Iran is seeking to meet its domestic needs for foodstuffs from Russia.
"We are now trying to buy grain, oilseeds and sunflower oil from Russia. We are also trying to provide Russia with products and food that it needs," he said.
"We are making efforts to guarantee that our basic needs [are met], and that basic goods are purchased from our northern neighbor," the diplomat stressed.
The Iranian envoy also stressed that the trade volume between the two countries in 2022 is 27% higher than 2021.
"We are also focusing on the North-South international transport corridor, with plans to expand the transport and logistics infrastructure towards the Caspian Sea," President of Russia Vladimir Putin told the meeting of the Presidential Council for Strategic Development and National Projects.
19 December 2022 / 11:08
Armenia, Azerbaijan FMs to meet in Kazakhstan
29 April 2024 / 13:40
Aram I: Mr. Erdogan, our ancestors were massacred by your ancestors, don't try to oppose diaspora to Armenia
24 April 2024 / 14:20
Azerbaijan and Armenia start border delimitation process
23 April 2024 / 11:38
Armenia premier: Our society asks why we continue to be member state of CSTO?
23 April 2024 / 11:30
Ilham Aliyev on his way to Moscow for talks with Vladimir Putin
22 April 2024 / 10:39
German Foreign Ministry reacts to agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan on border delimitation
22 April 2024 / 10:32
Is Pashinyan going to attend Putin's inauguration?
17 April 2024 / 14:40
Russian peacekeepers’ pulling out from Nagorno-Karabakh has begun, Kremlin confirms
17 April 2024 / 14:34
Tokayev: Kazakhstan ready to offer platform for Armenia-Azerbaijan negotiations
15 April 2024 / 13:37
U.S. refuses to join Israel in retaliatory action against Iran
15 April 2024 / 11:33
Olivier Decottignies: France is providing Armenia military gear everyone’s desperate to get
09 April 2024 / 13:58
Ruben Vardanyan nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
08 April 2024 / 13:48
Serzh Sargsyan says Armenia-EU-US meeting will intensify Russia-West confrontation
05 April 2024 / 14:17
Pashinyan-Blinken-von der Leyen meeting underway in Brussels
05 April 2024 / 14:08
Aliyev expressed to Blinken Baku's dissatisfaction with the US-EU-Armenia trilateral meeting
04 April 2024 / 12:39