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By Kamila Aliyeva

Railway authorities of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Iran will create a working group to coordinate the transportation of cargo from the Persian Gulf region and India to Europe and in the opposite direction.

Azerbaijan Railways reported that the decision was made in Tbilisi at a meeting of Chairman of Azerbaijan Railways CJSC Javid Gurbanov with CEO of Georgian Railways Mamuka Bakhtadze and Chairman of the Board and President of Iran Railways Saeed Mohammadzadeh.

The meeting focused on the organization of the transportation of cargo by land from the Persian Gulf region and India (passing through Azerbaijan and Georgia) to Europe and in the opposite direction, as well as the organization of cargo transportation via Azerbaijani and Iranian ports.

They noted that a large volume cargo from the Persian Gulf region and India to Europe and in the opposite direction is being currently transported by maritime transport, and this takes about 30-40 days. Transporting the cargo through Georgia, Azerbaijan and Iran will reduce the transportation time too, they said.

The meeting participants also decided to organize the movement of container trains on the Poti/Batumi - Astara - Poti/Batumi route, and in the future – on the route Gazvin - Tehran/Bandar-Abbas - Gazvin.

A trilateral protocol was signed at the end of the meeting.

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