In order to align measures regarding transit corridors, the deputy transport minister of road and urban development proposed the formation of a joint committee for management and supervision, the establishment of a joint fund for financing and investment, and the creation of joint multimodal transportation companies.
According to Sea News, according to the reporter of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development, Shahriar Effendizadeh, who spoke on behalf of our country at the meeting of the transport ministers of Iraq’s neighboring countries and members of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council in Baghdad, presented a strategic and forward-looking initiative. In order to synergize the corridors and transit routes of the countries present in this meeting, he stated: the countries present in this meeting, like Iran, follow specific plans and measures in line with the launch and operation of transit corridors, in a targeted framework and with the participation of other countries. that I announce Iran’s innovative proposals regarding the coherence and alignment of measures regarding transit corridors.
Deputy Transport Minister of Roads and Urban Development continued: This initiative, which is expected even in the short term, to have tangible effects in the prosperity of transit between the parties present at this meeting and countries beyond this geographical area, is strategic and forward-looking and for Synergy creation of all corridors and transit routes of the countries present in the meeting, including corridors and routes where one or more countries are not located, is under the guidance of the governments in a coherent and specific framework.
Joint Strategic Oversight Committee for Synergy of Transit Corridors
Referring to the initiative and basic measures with the participation of all member countries, Effendizadeh stated: The formation of a joint committee at the level of the deputy ministers of transport for the strategic management and supervision of the initiative of synergizing the transit corridors of the member countries is proposed as the first proposal.
He emphasized on the explanation of synergy policies and strategies by the joint committee and continued: among these policies and strategies, a specific goal setting for the realization of the annual transit between countries in the short term and long term horizon through all existing and future corridors, support From joining the countries to the corridors that are not currently members of it but passing through at least one of the member countries, creating a single and coherent management mechanism for all the transit corridors of the member countries in order to achieve the aforementioned goals and also taking action to remove obstacles to the prosperity of the corridors. has been added
Establishing a common funding fund
The Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development stated: Establishing a joint fund for financing and investing in the transit infrastructure of the member countries in the added corridors, in such a way that the foreign financing and investment of the countries in other countries is provided and supported based on the common interests of all parties. to be It is one of the other initiatives.
By presenting the initiative of establishing bi- and multi-national joint transport and logistics companies by the member countries, he stated: facilitating the transfer of up-to-date and technological experiences in the field of logistics knowledge, especially multi-modal transport between members and supporting the joining of other The countries of the region as well as the extra-regional countries to this initiative based on defining, explaining and promoting common interests and emphasizing the role of the member countries of the initiative as coherent and efficient links connecting the regional and global supply chains are among other things.
Effendizadeh, who spoke on behalf of our country at the meeting of the transport ministers of the neighboring countries of Iraq and the members of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council in Baghdad, while conveying the message of the Minister of Roads and Urban Development and conveying his satisfaction for attending this meeting and his gratitude for hosting a friendly country. Brother, the Republic of Iraq, especially the Honorable Minister of Transport, said: I hope that in the interactive and constructive atmosphere of this meeting, based on the constructive and targeted exchange of points of view of the present parties, we can take an effective and progressive step in the direction of strengthening and consolidating transport relations. and to explain and adopt transit centered on the development of regional cooperation, in order to intelligently follow up on the implementation of priority initiatives and measures within the framework of achieving a common and forward-looking language.
Global supply chain in corridors and transit routes
He added: the role of governments and governments in facilitating and promoting regional and extra-regional trade through achieving key agreements and aligning policies, strategies, programs and actions in a cooperative framework and based on the principle of regional convergence, especially with emphasis On the geopolitical point of view and the maximum use of relative geographical advantages as well as the effective use of infrastructure, facilities, equipment and trade facilitation facilities, it is undeniable and very prominent.
Effendizadeh reminded: In the meantime, the mutual and complementary relationship between trade and the category of supply chain, especially today’s concept of the global supply chain, creates equations in the field of logistics and international transportation and especially transit, which the crystallization of these equations, corridors and are transit routes. In such a way, the member countries of the transit corridors and other non-member beneficiary countries, and at a glance all the players in the field of trade, logistics and transportation, the producers of goods at the origin and also the consumers at the final destinations and the businesses that are on the way of these exchanges. are located, they will benefit from numerous benefits in the fields of joint investment in infrastructure, development and improvement of commercial services and transportation of goods, which will show their final and tangible effect in the growth and prosperity of all-round development of countries.
He added: This type of transit corridors, in the area where the countries present in this meeting are located, has double importance. Because, this geographical area is located in the path of large markets of production and consumption and creation of added value of goods, in the north and south, east and west, which we are witnessing the ever-increasing and rapid growth of financial, commercial and commercial exchanges of these markets.
Iran in the reach of international corridors
The Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development stated: The unique location of this area has made it possible to define and operate numerous transit corridors in the east-west and north-south routes, in such a way that these important corridors in these routes, from one or more countries They pass through the countries located in this geographical area.
In explaining the transit corridors in this area and the transit corridors passing through the territory of Iran, he mentioned: the international North-South transportation corridor, the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf through Iran to the Caspian Sea, Central Asia, the Caucasus, Russia and Turkey to It connects Northern Europe to Syria and the Mediterranean, and the East-West Corridor from China-Central Asia-West Asia to Europe defined in the framework of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, through Iran, connects China to the countries of the Persian Gulf, Caucasus, Turkey, It connects Europe and the Mediterranean.
The Deputy Transport Minister of Roads and Urban Development explained: The Europe-Caucasus-Asia Corridor known as Trasica connects Europe and the Caucasus and Turkey to Central Asian countries in the West-East route, and the corridors related to the Economic Cooperation Organization or ECO include on Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul or ITI; Kazakhstan-Tajikistan-Afghanistan-Iran or KTAI; Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran or KTI is Almaty-Uzbekistan-Turkmenistan-Iran-Istanbul and also Almaty-Bandar Abbas.
Effendizadeh said at the meeting of the transport ministers of Iraq’s neighboring countries and members of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council in Baghdad: the Ashgabat corridor from Central Asia to Iran and the south of the Persian Gulf and the Oman Sea to India, the Chabahar corridor from India to Afghanistan through Iran and The strategic port of Chabahar and the Persian Gulf-Black Sea corridor are among other things that pass through Iran.
A strategic, intelligent and forward-looking approach
The Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development stated: Currently, the focus of the Islamic Republic of Iran in line with the activation of transit corridors is to accelerate the development of rail transportation and also the development of technological multimodal transportation, with a strategic, intelligent and forward-looking approach. .
2,700 kilometers of railways are under construction
He stated: Iran has 14,500 kilometers of railways in operation, 2,700 kilometers of railways in operation and 5,800 kilometers of railways under study, as well as a privileged geographical position in terms of creating safe, secure, smooth and cost-effective links. East-West and North-South and benefiting from logistics infrastructures and facilities in all transport sectors that enable the operation of all-rail and combined rail, road and port routes, it has huge open and hidden capacities in this field.
Rasht-Astara railway, a new chapter in the international north-south corridor
In the continuation of his speech, Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development, referring to the completion of Iran’s transportation capacities, announced: In the last few days, the agreement to build the railway section from Rasht to Astara on the border of the country with the Republic of Azerbaijan, with a length of 162 kilometers, with the aim of capacity The establishment of annual traffic of 15 million tons of cargo on this route until 2026 will be concluded with the participation of the government of the Russian Federation in financing, construction and provision of equipment and supplies, and implementation operations will begin in the near future.
He added: The construction and operation of this railway section will open a new chapter in the international North-South transportation corridor. In such a way that all players in the field of transport, logistics and regional and global supply chain of the member countries of this corridor and other countries from East and Southeast Asia to the southern countries of the Oman Sea and the Persian Gulf, as well as the Caucasus region, Russia and Europe, from They will benefit from the numerous advantages of this route in terms of security, safety, time and cost of transportation.
Transportation from the Persian Gulf to Russian ports by rail and sea
Effendizadeh emphasized: In the next few months and after the completion of the final stages of the executive operation, the 37 km long railway line from Rasht to Caspian in the north of Iran and the shore of the Caspian Sea will be completed and put into operation. In this way, by connecting the economic and strategic port of Caspian to the country’s railway network in the city of Rasht, the possibility of combined transportation from the ports located in the Persian Gulf to the ports of Russia through rail and sea will be provided, and a route with unique advantages and Savings are created in the north-south corridor.
He continued: Amirabad port in the north of Iran and on the coast of the Caspian Sea, with its extensive logistics land and port facilities and equipped with transportation services for grain, general goods, oil, face-to-face, container, storage and processing of goods, to the rail network. the country and in this way it is connected to the ports of Shahid Rajaei and Imam Khomeini in the south of the country and on the shores of the Persian Gulf. This rail-connected port has the ability to play a privileged role in the North-South and East-West transit corridors, and therefore, using these potential capacities is a priority.
Physical Chabahar-Zahedan railway more than 65%
Deputy Transport Minister of Roads and Urban Development said: The huge project of connecting the strategic and oceanic port of Chabahar in the southeast of Iran and on the coast of the Oman Sea to the country’s railway network in the city of Zahedan is about 630 kilometers long and with a physical progress of more than 65%, and further It is a priority to connect the railway to the city of Mashhad in the northeast of the country with a length of about 910 km to access the railway border of Sarkhes with Turkmenistan and beyond.
He clarified: The connection of Bushehr port in the Persian Gulf to the country’s rail network, as another strategic project with a length of 450 kilometers, which plays an important role in the North-South corridor, has been funded and its implementation is underway. If this project is completed, a new and desirable option will be provided in the North-South Corridor rail transportation, from Bushehr Port to the Caspian Sea and the northwest of the country.
A new connection to the Turkish railway network from Cheshma Soraya
Effendizadeh said: Currently, the railway network of the Islamic Republic of Iran is connected to the neighboring countries of Pakistan and Afghanistan in the east. Also, through rail connections with the country of Turkmenistan, it is possible to travel by rail with the countries of Central Asia and beyond, the countries of Russia and China. In the north-west and west of the country, there is a rail network to Turkey, and a new connection project to the Turkish rail network from a point called Cheshme Soraya in the northernmost point of Iran and the easternmost part of Turkey is under study and investigation.
He added: Also, the establishment of two rail connection points with Iraq is underway with the cooperation of the parties. These connections include Khosravi in Iran to Khanqin and then to Baghdad in Iraq, as well as the Shalamcheh railway project in Iran to Basra in Iraq, 35 kilometers long, which, according to the coordination of the parties, will start soon.
The Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development stated at the meeting in Baghdad: Along with these measures, other measures such as modernization and double-tracking, intelligentization and modernization of processes and management of rail transport, the program of modernization and development of the rail fleet and improving the productivity of the country’s railway network, Railway fuel management and saving are other basic priorities and considered by the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
At the end of his speech, Effendizadeh pointed out that he was ready to receive the points of view of those present, expressing his gratitude for Iraq’s hosting of the transport ministers and expressed his hope that, according to the will of all parties, in the near future we will see more and more effective strengthening and consolidation in the field of corridors and transit routes in this geographical area.
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