Azerbaijan and Russia signed an agreement on cooperation on the development of transit freight transportation.
“Russia and Azerbaijan expand cooperation as part of the development of the North- South MTK. In the Ministry of Transport of Russia, a meeting of the Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation Roman Starovoit with the Minister of Digital Development and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan Rashad Nabiev was held,” the press service of the Russian Ministry of Transport in the Russian Ministry of Transport reports Saturday, December 21,
The main theme of the agenda was the interaction within the development of the Western route of the international transport corridor “North – South”.
The ministers in the presence of Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Vitaliy Savelyev signed an agreement between the governments of Russia and Azerbaijan on cooperation on the development of transit freight traffic according to MTK.
“Today’s agreement is the historical and fundamental for the development of the entire North-South corridor. Our infrastructure projects are aimed that we can actually carry at least 15 million tons, and consignors are interested in this corridor. In general, the railway to the port. Bender -Abbas will create economic conditions for the intensive development of the entire corridor, ”Vitaly Savelyev emphasized.
Agreements will create a mechanism for coordination of the development of railway freight transportation and infrastructure on the western route of the North – South MTK.
There will be conditions for facilitating the processing procedures for the state border for cargo. The increase in the volume of cargo transportation by rail is planned. A balance will also be ensured by the growth rate of transportation and development of the infrastructure of railway transport.
according to the results of 2023, as well as 11 months of 2024, the growth of cargo transportation by rail is noted. The transportation of passengers and goods by Russian airlines increased significantly. The growth also demonstrates the transportation of goods by road.
Last year, the reconstruction of the automobile checkpoint Yarag-Casmalya was completed. After the modernization of the checkpoints of Tagirkent-Camariacarus and the Novo-Fil, the total bandwidth on the Russian side will increase by 500 vehicles-up to 3 thousand per day. From December 25, an electronic queue for truck vehicles will earn in Tagirkent Casmalyar. Also, until 2027, the railway checkpoint Derbent will be modernized.
This year, an intergovernmental agreement was signed on the operation and maintenance of a car bridge over the Samur River in the area of the checkpoint of Yarag-Kasmalya and Samur. The overhaul of the R-217 “Caucasus” road with an extension of up to 4 lanes has been completed. Work is underway to build the bypasses of Khasavyurt, Derbent and Makhachkala.