Iran, Republic of Azerbaijan cooperating to build bridge over Astarachai

The Minister of Roads and Urban Development of Iran and the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan signed a memorandum of understanding on constructing a car crossing bridge over the Astarachai border river.

Iran Press/ Asia: According to the Memorandum of Understanding signed on Wednesday by the Minister of Roads and Urban Development of Iran Mohammad Eslami and Azerbaijan Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mostafayev, a 4.7 million euro project to build a bridge over the Astarachai River and will run for 12 months.

 The Minister of Roads and Urban Development of Iran said: "Increasing the volume of trade, transportation, and transit between the two countries requires expanding the capacity of transportation terminals."

The Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan also said: "The construction of this bridge will facilitate the transportation of Iran products to the Republic of Azerbaijan and through it to Russia and other countries and expand transit transportation in the region."

The Minister of Roads and Urban Development of Iran arrived in Baku on Tuesday for talks with the officials of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

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