The first train from Iran goes to China

According to Energy Press, Ebrahim Rezaei, explaining today’s meeting of the Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission in Holy Mashhad, said: Today, the National Security Commission hosted Mr. Safari, Deputy Minister of Economic Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who presented a report on his field of work and mission and the activities carried out. In this area of ​​payment.

He explained: The overall goal of this deputy’s actions was to achieve the country’s economic independence, to meet economic needs, to earn currency, and to realize a resistance economy. He presented a report on the measures taken in the fields of transit and transportation, issuing technical and engineering services, technology transfer, gas and electricity swap, import and export of knowledge-based products and corridors, as well as facilitating financial and currency exchanges and developing infrastructure for transportation and trade.

Rezaei continued: According to the report presented in the field of transit and transportation, the axes of the north-south corridor through Sarkhas and Inchebrun, including rail and road, have been activated, and the volume of transit will be 9.2 million tons in 2022 and 17 million tons in 2023. It has reached 5 million tons.

The Astara-Rasht railway contract with the Russians has been implemented since July this year

He added: Astrachai Bridge was built after 50 years, before that there was a limit of 200 trucks, but now it has reached the capacity of 1000 trucks. Also, the Astara-Rasht railway contract was signed with the Russians with a loan of 1.6 billion euros, which has been implemented since July this year.

The spokesman of the Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee stated that according to the report, the Aghband transit route to Iran and Nakhchivan is under construction, the eastern corridor to Europe, that is, from China to Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran and Europe, has been formed and the contract with the railway And tariff leveling has been signed.

Tomorrow, the first train from Iran will go to China

He added: The cooperation agreement in Chabahar region has been concluded with the investment of 130 million dollars by Indians and the financing of 250 million dollars. Also, 10 days ago, the first Chinese train left for Iran, and tomorrow the first train from Iran will leave for China.

Referring to the report of the Deputy Minister of Economic Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the export of technical and engineering services, Rezaei said: According to this report, we currently export technical and engineering services to the countries of Iraq, Turkmenistan, Armenia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Venezuela and some African countries, which earn The result of the issuance of these services in the energy, road, and construction sectors totals 12 billion dollars. In Venezuela alone, we have 500 million dollars in technical and engineering service exports, which include refinery, terminal construction, gas transmission networks, aluminum factories, and tractors and cars.