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TEHRAN (ECOIDEAL)- Russian Ambassador to Iran Levan Jagarian called for broadening of cooperation with Iran by completing the North-South Transport Corridor.
"We are seeking completion of North-South corridor and enhancing bilateral ties with Iran," Jagarian said in a meeting with Governor General of the Gilan Province Mustafa Salari in the Northern city of Rasht on Sunday.
The Russian envoy also called for the establishment of direct flights between the Russia's Astrakhan and Iranian capital, Tehran.
The International North–South Transport Corridor is a 7,200-km-long multi-modal network of ship, rail, and road route for moving freights between India, Iran, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Central Asia and Europe.
Source: Farsnews