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2024-09-23 13:22
Tehran, Moscow stress expansion of cooperation in INSTC
TEHRAN – In a meeting between the new Head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) Jabar-Ali Zakeri and Russian Ambassador to Tehran Alexey Dedov the two sides stressed the expansion of cooperation in the International North-South Transit Corridor (INSTC), IRNA reported.
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2024-09-17 13:02
‘Iran, Russia determined to implement INSTC’
TEHRAN - Iran and Russia are determined to implement the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) as soon as possible, the Iranian Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Abdolnaser Hemmati said.
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2024-06-26 13:48
Russia sends coal to India via Iran by train for 1st time
TEHRAN - Russia has for the first time sent two trains laden with coal to India via the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), which connects Russia to India via Iran, according to a statement by Russia’s national railway company.
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2024-06-08 15:17
Iran offers new suggestions to boost transit cooperation among BRICS members
TEHRAN - Iran's Minister of Transport and Urban Development Mehrdad Bazrpash has offered some new suggestions for improving transportation and transit cooperation among BRICS member states, IRNA reported.
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2024-05-27 14:42
'ICCIMA focused on expansion of key regional corridors'
TEHRAN - Houman Azimi, the director of international transportation and TIR carnet department of the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) has stressed that enhancement of key regional corridors is a top agenda of this department.
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2023-09-26 21:56
Iranian and Russian presidents discuss the Caucasus region
TEHRAN – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi received a phone call from President Vladimir Putin of Russia on Tuesday in which they discussed many issues of mutual interest, including the situation in the South Caucasus region.
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2023-08-27 13:51
Russia sends 1st transit train through Iran to Saudi Arabia
TEHRAN – A Russian freight train has left the country for Saudi Arabia passing through Iran for the first time, IRIB reported.
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2023-07-04 14:10
Iran, Russia, India to promote freight transit through INSTC
TEHRAN - The founding member states of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), namely Iran, Russia, and India, gathered for the third time in Tehran on Tuesday, to discuss solutions for promoting freight transit through the newly developed international corridor.
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2023-06-17 16:30
‘INSTC passing through Iran a safe alternative to Suez Canal’
TEHRAN- Russian Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Belousov said that the International North–South Transport Corridor (INSTC) passing through Iran can be a safe alternative to the Suez Canal.
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2023-06-16 14:01
Iran’s transport minister visits Russia to attend SPIEF
TEHRAN - Iranian Minister of Transport and Urban Development Mehrdad Bazrpash traveled to Russia to attend the 26th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), IRNA reported.
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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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2022/11/14
By Ebrahim Fallahi
Defying sanctions, Iran turns into regional transit hub
TEHRAN – For thousands of years, Iran has been an important route for the transit of foreign goods due to its geopolitical position. The country played a significant role in transporting commodities from west to east as one of the main stations along the ancient Silk Road.
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2022-11-13 16:29
IRISL sets up offices in India to facilitate activities
TEHRAN - The Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) has opened representative offices in various regions of India in order to facilitate shipping activities along the International North-South Transit Corridor (INSTC), Mehr News Agency reported.
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2022-11-01 15:03
Armenia seeking new transit corridor through Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian Transport and Urban Development Minister Rostam Qasemi met with Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures Gnel Sanosyan on Tuesday in which the Armenian side expressed interest in forming a new transit route through Iran to access Persian Gulf countries.
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2022-10-21 16:21
7 new Russian transit trains cross Iran in 2 weeks
TEHRAN – Head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) said on Thursday that seven Russian freight trains heading for India have crossed Iran over the past two weeks, IRNA reported.
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2022-10-02 14:06
North-south road transport corridor becomes 4-lane
TEHRAN - The managing director of Iran’s Construction and Development of Transportation Infrastructures Company (CDTIC) announced that the country’s north-south road transport corridor (Tehran-Bandar Abbas) has become four-lane, IRNA reported.
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2022-10-01 15:51
Russia’s 2nd transit train passing Iran through INSTC
TEHRAN – Head of Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) has said the second Russian transit cargo for India has entered Iran from the northeastern Sarakhs border and is currently heading towards Bandar Abbas in the south, IRNA reported.
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2022-09-14 16:18
IRISL transits 27,500 TEU of goods along INSTC in 4 months
TEHRAN - The Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) has transported 27,500 TEUs of container commodities along the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) over the past four Iranian calendar months (March 21 to July 22).
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2022-09-09 16:47
Iranian delegation in Baku to hold tripartite meeting with Azerbaijan, Russia
TEHRAN— Heading a delegation, Iranian Transport and Urban Development Minister Rostam Qasemi has traveled to Baku to attend a tripartite meeting with Russia and Azerbaijan intended to assess ways to enhance economic ties between the three regional powerhouses.
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2022-09-02 20:50
Iran, Azerbaijan, Russia to hold tripartite meeting in Baku
TEHRAN— According to media reports, officials from Tehran, Baku and Moscow will hold a tripartite meeting intended to assess ways to enhance economic ties between the three regional powerhouses.
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2022-08-31 18:47
Sanctions have made Iran and Russia allies: commentary
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has turned the country into a heavily-ostracized state and opened new opportunities for Iran to build closer relations with the major global power.
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2022-08-23 12:27
Tatarstan determined to boost trade with Iran
TEHRAN – Tatarstan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Korobchenko Oleg Vladimirovich said the Republic of Tatarstan is determined to expand trade with Iran and also play role in the International North South Corridor (INSTC).
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2022-08-15 13:38
IRISL transports 3,000 tons of goods along INSTC in 2 months
TEHRAN - The Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) has transported 3,000 tons of goods as well as 114 TEUs of container commodities along the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) over the past two Iranian calendar months (May 22-July 23).
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2022-07-15 12:28
By Ebrahim Fallahi
INSTC: A sanction-proof route with great economic prospects
TEHRAN – Earlier this week, the first Russian cargo heading for India via the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) arrived in Iran, making the sanction-proof transportation corridor operational nearly 22 years after it was launched in September 2000.