Now Russia and its partners are expanding the bottlenecks of the North-South highway, when this process is completed, there will be a logistics revolution in Eurasia and the world. Oleg Matveychev, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Technologies and Communications, commented on socialbites.ca about the signing of an intergovernmental agreement with Iran on cooperation in the creation of the Rasht-Astara railway section.
The expert emphasized that the construction and opening of the railway from Iran Rasht to Azerbaijan Astara, which is the last railway section of the North-South international transportation corridor, is very beneficial for Russia and Iran.
“The North-South highway opens a shorter route from India and all related countries to Europe than the conventional route through the Suez Canal. “Not only will no one be able to isolate us, but Russia in general is turning into the largest logistics and infrastructure center in Eurasia,” said Oleg Matveychev.
According to him, the implementation of this large-scale project “will deal a blow to the British, who have traditionally been parasitic in Indian trade.”
In addition, the expert added that the new transport route will allow goods to be transported from the western regions of Russia to the countries of the Middle East in a few days. This will open up new opportunities and sales markets for Russian business.
“As for global food security, this is the way to ensure it extremely reliably,” said the vice-chairman of the Duma Committee, adding that the new highway is planned to be used, among other things, for the transport of food and other agricultural products. products that will be intended for both consumers in Iran and the Persian Gulf and African countries.
On May 17, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi attended via video link the signing ceremony of the agreement between the governments of Russia and Iran on the joint construction of the Rasht-Astara railway section.
According to the document, Moscow and Tehran will finance design, construction and procurement projects, as well as the supply of goods and services. The length of the Rasht – Astara line will be 170 km. It is necessary to connect the land sections of the North-South international transport corridor, which will increase the economic efficiency of the Trans-Caspian route.