BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 23. Transit
corridors and communication links will ensure the economic
interests of Azerbaijan and Iran and peace in the region, Iranian
Minister of Roads and Urban Development Farzaneh Sadegh said at the
17th meeting of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission on Economic,
Trade and Humanitarian Cooperation, Trend reports.
According to her, the bilateral trade turnover in the past two
years amounted to $650 million.
The minister noted that bilateral and multilateral agreements,
with Iran and Azerbaijan as the main ones, are being strictly
monitored.
"Transit and cargo transportation are one of the priorities of
strategic relations between the two countries. Last year, more than
120,000 Iranian trucks passed through Azerbaijan, and more than
50,000 Azerbaijani trucks passed through Iran. These statistics
show that cargo transportation between the two countries is of
great importance," she highlighted.
According to the minister, work is being done to create and
develop infrastructure in the border areas in order to increase
cargo transportation between the two countries several times by
2030.
"The Julfa-Kalaleh highway is being repaired and expanded by
building tunnels in Iranian territory," she added.
