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2025-04-18 12:47
Russian experts working on Rasht-Astara rail project in Iran
TEHRAN – Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk said on Wednesday that Russian specialists are currently in Iran working on the Rasht-Astara railway project, a key segment of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC).
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2025-02-19 14:54
Iran, Russia sign 2025 transport, transit cooperation roadmap
TEHRAN – Iran and Russia signed the 2025 transport and transit cooperation roadmap, along with an addendum for engineering studies on the Rasht-Astara railway project. The agreement was signed by Iran’s Minister of Transport and Urban Development Farzaneh Sadegh and Russia’s Minister of Transport Roman Vladimirovich Starovoyt.
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2024-12-17 15:32
‘Rasht-Astara railway a top priority for Iran’s logistics network’
TEHRAN – Iran's Ministry of Transport and Urban Development has identified the construction of the Rasht-Astara railway as a top logistical priority to enhance regional connectivity, a senior official said.
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2024-06-10 14:54
Russia stresses commitment to completing Rasht-Astara railway
TEHRAN - Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation Roman Vladimirovich has stressed the importance of Iran’s Rasht-Astara railway as the missing link of the International North-South Transit Corridor (INSTC) saying that Russia is committed to completing the project.
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2024-04-16 15:23
Iran, Russia finalizing agreement for constructing Rasht-Astara railway
TEHRAN - Tehran and Moscow are finalizing the draft of a contract for the implementation of the agreement to construct the Rasht-Astara Railway.
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2023-11-06 13:34
Iran, Russia finalizing technical details of Rasht-Astara railway project
TEHRAN - Kheirollah Khademi, the managing director of Iran's Construction and Development of Transportation Infrastructures Company (CDTIC), has said 70 percent of the technical issues regarding the Rasht-Astara railway project have been discussed and finalized with Russia, and the rest will also be finalized soon.
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2023-05-20 22:53
Iran-Russia railway deal could be game-changer for global transit
TEHRAN – Iran and Russia, both under harsh Western sanctions, on May 17 inked an agreement on the long-stalled construction of a railway connecting the northern Iranian cities of Rasht and Astara.
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2023-05-17 14:18
Iran, Russia ink agreement on completing Rasht-Astara railway
TEHRAN - An agreement for the construction of Iran’s Rasht-Astara railway was signed on Wednesday between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Russia in a ceremony attended by the presidents of the two countries via video conference.
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2023-01-18 14:36
Tehran, Moscow stress accelerating INSTC development
TEHRAN – Iranian Transport and Urban Development Minister Mehrdad Bazrpash in a Tuesday meeting with the Russian president's special envoy Igor Levitin reviewed the progress in railway cooperation between the two countries and stressed accelerating the development of the International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC).
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2022-11-11 12:24
High-ranking Russian delegation visits Iran seeking expansion of transport ties
TEHRAN - Igor Yevgenyevich Levitin, aide to the president of the Russian Federation, visited Iran on top of a high-ranking delegation to meet with Iranian Transport and Urban Development Minister Rostam Qasemi and discuss the expansion of transport ties.
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2022-08-23 15:32
‘Rasht-Astara railway could be completed in 4 years’
TEHRAN – Iranian Deputy Transport and Urban Development Minister Kheirollah Khademi has said Rasht-Astara railway can be completed within four years if the necessary funding is provided for the project.