First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Russia Kazem Jalali at the Government House of the Russian Federation.

Speaking about the further development of relations between the two countries, Andrei Belousov noted: “Without a doubt, there will be challenges along the way that we will overcome thanks to our countries’ will. Construction of the Rasht-Astara railway is one of the key projects of the International North–South Transport Corridor.”

Praising the efforts of the Iranian and Russian leaders to promote the overarching development of bilateral relations, Kazem Jalali spoke about measures taken recently with regard to the banking industry, customs, logistics and the International North–South Transport Corridor. He stressed that, although the transport corridor has western and eastern routes, it is becoming particularly important to focus on developing the fleets and ports of the two countries in the Caspian region in the transport corridor’s middle section.