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191074
Sat, 06/25/2011 - 14:26
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Iran to Establish Rail Link with Azerbaijan
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Deputy Minister of Road and Transportation Shahriar Afandizadeh underlined the necessity for better transportation links between Iran and Azerbaijan, and said the two sides will connect their railways in the near future.
Speaking at a ceremony to inaugurate a border bridge that links Iran and Nakhichevan, Afandizadeh stressed that expansion of transportation links will serve the interests of the two neighboring countries.
"We can bring our economic interests into harmony through expansion of road and rail connections," the Iranian official noted.
He further stated that construction of the Qazvin-Rasht-Astara railway is on Iran's agenda.
In April, Baku's Ambassador to Tehran Javanshir Akhundov underlined his country's resolve to boost relations with Iran in different fields, stressing that construction of a rail link between the two neighboring states plays a key role to that end.
"Access to such a rail link will foster economic activities in different fields," Akhundov said in a meeting with Governor-General of Iran's Northwestern province of West Azerbaijan in April.
In February, Iranian and Russian railway officials discussed mutual railway cooperation and activation of North-South transport corridor which will connect Iran to Azerbaijan and Russia.
The meeting focused on creating a joint venture for the construction of the railway Qazvin-Rasht-Astara (Iran)-Astara (Azerbaijan), the design of construction and other issues.
The North-South transport corridor envisages creation of a single railway from Europe through Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran to India and South-East Asia. Most of the work will be done in Iran, which has no rail link to the border with Azerbaijan. Certain work worth $35-40 million is planned to be conducted in Azerbaijan.
Transportation of goods along the North-South corridor is predicted at 5 million tons per year in the first phase, and the volume is planned to increase to 10-15 million tons per year in the future.
Speaking at a ceremony to inaugurate a border bridge that links Iran and Nakhichevan, Afandizadeh stressed that expansion of transportation links will serve the interests of the two neighboring countries.
"We can bring our economic interests into harmony through expansion of road and rail connections," the Iranian official noted.
He further stated that construction of the Qazvin-Rasht-Astara railway is on Iran's agenda.
In April, Baku's Ambassador to Tehran Javanshir Akhundov underlined his country's resolve to boost relations with Iran in different fields, stressing that construction of a rail link between the two neighboring states plays a key role to that end.
"Access to such a rail link will foster economic activities in different fields," Akhundov said in a meeting with Governor-General of Iran's Northwestern province of West Azerbaijan in April.
In February, Iranian and Russian railway officials discussed mutual railway cooperation and activation of North-South transport corridor which will connect Iran to Azerbaijan and Russia.
The meeting focused on creating a joint venture for the construction of the railway Qazvin-Rasht-Astara (Iran)-Astara (Azerbaijan), the design of construction and other issues.
The North-South transport corridor envisages creation of a single railway from Europe through Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran to India and South-East Asia. Most of the work will be done in Iran, which has no rail link to the border with Azerbaijan. Certain work worth $35-40 million is planned to be conducted in Azerbaijan.
Transportation of goods along the North-South corridor is predicted at 5 million tons per year in the first phase, and the volume is planned to increase to 10-15 million tons per year in the future.
