BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 26. A contract for
the construction of the Rasht–Astara railway in Iran’s northern
Gilan Province will be signed between Iran and Russia next month
within the framework of the International North–South Transport
Corridor, Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development Farzana
Sadeq said at an event organized on October 26 to mark the start of
the expansion of the Save-Salafchegan highway, Trend reports.
According to her, the trilateral meeting on transport and cargo
transportation between Azerbaijan, Iran and Russia held in Baku was
of great importance. The meeting focused on the construction of the
missing railway line in the North-South International Transport
Corridor, namely the Rasht-Astara railway.
Sadeq said that the conference, attended by transport officials
from countries in Pakistan, discussed establishing a connection
between Pakistan and the countries of Eurasia and the Caucasus via
Iran, as well as Pakistan’s establishment of a connection between
China and Iran, and the transportation of goods from China to Iran
and Europe via Pakistan.
The Iranian minister added that the role of transport
infrastructure is important in the development of regional
relations. The expansion of highways and railway infrastructure can
play an effective role in simplifying relations between Iran and
neighboring countries.
To note, operations to expand the Save-Salafchegan highway,
which is considered the intersection of the North-South and
East-West corridors in Iran, has begun today.
