By 2030, it is planned to increase the transit capacity of the international North-South transport corridor to 15 million tons, Iran's Deputy Minister of Transport Deputy Shahriyar Afandizadeh said.
Report informs via foreign media that, according to him, the work to be carried out to achieve this goal was discussed last September at a meeting of high-ranking officials of Russia, Iran and Azerbaijan in Baku.
The sides exchanged views on the possibilities of joint investments and financing, completion, development and operation of major infrastructures, in particular the construction of the Rasht-Astara railway line, facilitating cross-border cargo transportation, improving the quality and quantity of this traffic.