Iran, Azerbaijan, Russia hold talks to launch Astara-Moscow passenger train

Tehran (ISNA) - The Director-General of Islamic Republic of Iran Railways' International Affairs Department has declared that Iran, Republic of Azerbaijan and Russia held a trilateral meeting to launch Astara-Moscow passenger train.

Following the joint meeting of border and railway officials of Iran and Republic of Azerbaijan, the Director-General of Islamic Republic of Iran Railways' International Affairs Department Abbas Nazari said, “The interactions between Iranian and Azeri railway officials are great”.

“The North-South corridor is one of the strategic projects between the two countries,” he added.

“The South-West Corridor and the connection of Black Sea to the Persian Gulf is another major railway projects in the country that will transport goods from European countries from Poland, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Iran to the Persian Gulf, India and other states of the Persian Gulf,” the official went on to say.

“The bilateral and trilateral negotiations between Iran, Azerbaijan and Russia have taken place in order to launch the Astara-Moscow passenger train and the continuation of these negotiations requires technical and precise trade discussions between the experts of the three countries,” Nazari said about the Astara-Moscow passenger train.

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