Moscow, IRNA – Secretary of Supreme National Security Council said in a meeting with Russian president’s aide that construction of strategic Rasht-Astara railway, that completes North-South Corridor, will revolutionize region’s commercial and goods’ transit interactions.
Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani, who is visiting Moscow to attend the 5th Regional Security Dialogue Conference on Tuesday afternoon in a meeting with President Vladimir Putin’s aide Igor Levitin exchanged viewpoints with him on joint economic investment projects of Iran and Russia.
In the meeting, Rear Admiral Shamkhani expressed delight over the growing comprehensive relations of the two countries, especially in the economic field, as the top priority in Tehran-Moscow relations, arguing that implementing the joint economic projects is a big and very important step in the framework of applying the two presidents’ agreements.
Shamkhani said that the countries’ efforts aimed at accelerating the operations to complete the North-South Corridor, including the construction of Rasht-Astara railway to complete that corridor, relying on Russian investments, will revolutionize the regional economy.
The secretary of Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) said that dismantling the unilateral US sanctions is another shared objective of Tehran and Moscow, adding, “In this process, adopting fundamental strategies is necessary.”
“Construction of Incheh Borun-Garmsar railway, too, is another agreement of the two countries, and is an important act in completion of the goods transit chain in the region, which will blossom and develop the economy of the Caspian Sea coastal provinces drastically,” added Shamkhani.
Igor Levitin, too, in the meeting talked about the results of his recent visit of Iran in accelerating the process of pursuing and implementing bilateral economic agreement, especially in completion of the Rasht-Astara past of the North-South Corridor, stressing, “The Russian Federation has a resolute will to implement its own commitments.”
The Russian president’s assistant said that the energy and transit fields are among the important parts of the Tehran-Moscow cooperation, as cooperating effectively in those fields will affect appropriately on disaffecting the US sanctions.
He also expressed hope that Rear Admiral Shamkhani’s visit of Moscow while strengthening the comprehensive bilateral relations, will lead to accelerating the two countries’ shared projects.
Source: Islamic Republic News Agency – IRNA
