According to Iranian Deputy Minister of Roads Shahryar Effendizadeh, if the nation’s infrastructure is finished, it will be able to boost transit commodities to 50 million tonnes in the upcoming years, joining Russia, Azerbaijan, and other nearby nations.
According to Effendizadeh, Iran is connected to the Caucasus and Russia through the Republic of Azerbaijan and to the CIS nations through Turkmenistan, according to the official Iranian news agency.
“between the nations on either side of this sea.
Additionally, he said “It was resolved to start implementing the essential plan for infrastructure development as soon as possible at the thirteenth session of the Iran-Russia Joint Committee, which was held two weeks ago. The objective was set for the transit of commodities up to 10 million tonnes in 2023.
The completion of the “Rasht-Astara” railway, which is located in the country’s northwest, will be the focus of the parties’ attention during this meeting, the Iranian Deputy Minister of Roads said, adding that “Iran has started the necessary investment to acquire land, and the Russian side will carry out the work of laying the railways. ” iron.
The Caspian Economic Forum’s agenda includes plans to increase the volume of goods transit to 50 million tonnes by 2030. According to the Iranian official in charge of roads and urban reconstruction, “achieving this goal will be easy by removing border bottlenecks and establishing green corridors to shorten the borders.” Transit time for goods.
Regarding the Russians’ desire to invest money in Iran’s northern and southern ports, such as Bandar Abbas in the south and Chabahar in the southeast, Effendizadeh stated: “Their current proposal is to complete the Rasht to Anzali railway line in order to establish a transit pole to transport goods by ships to Anzali port and from there via railways to other ports in Iran.
Fandyzadeh noted the collaboration between Iran, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan in the area of shipping goods to the Indian subcontinent and stated: “At the moment, 85% of the country’s freight transport is done by road; this should be supplemented by the development of the infrastructure of the railway fleet for freight transport. via the ports of Bandar Abbas and Chabahar.
According to Effendizadeh, at the Caspian Economic Forum, the emphasis will be on enacting bilateral and multilateral agreements, and the Iranian side will work to “make Iran a transit hub in the region by lowering tariffs, establishing a green corridor, removing internal and external barriers, and luring investments.”
The Iranian deputy road minister continued, “Our nation can play a significant part in carrying 60 million tonnes of products from China to Europe, and we must increase our role in this sector through the (Inge-Brun and) (Sarkas) trains.
It is notable that the second Caspian Sea business forum will take place in Moscow with the Iranian First Vice President and the prime ministers of the other four republics surrounding this sea in attendance.
Origin: Erna.
In the area of transit trade with Russia and other nearby nations, Tehran demonstrates the scope of its desire.
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