Iran, Russia private sectors discuss completion of North-South Corridor

Iran, Russia private sectors discuss completion of North-South Corridor

During a meeting between a Russian delegation to Iranian northern city of Rasht and Iranian businesspersons in the city, the two sides explored ways for expansion of cooperation with the focus on the completion of a strategically important International North-South Transit Corridor.

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Republic of Azerbaijan Embassy Incident; an Engineered Scenario or Surfing on an Accident?

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Russia has dismissed speculation that it will declare all-out war in Ukraine in the coming days as "nonsense".

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The Tajik ambassador to Iran said about Rudaki: “After two centuries of Arabic dominance, this poet demonstrated the power of the Persian language as a language of poetry and paved the way for Persian-speaking poets in the following centuries.”

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A New Balance in the South Caucasus: The Role of Iran

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Iran’s trade (excluding crude oil exports) with Caspian Sea littoral states reached 4.06 million tons worth $2.21 billion in the first seven months of the current fiscal year (March 21-Oct. 22), according to the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration.

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During the past year, very important and positive developments have taken place in the cooperation between the two countries in the Caspian Sea, which needs to be strengthened and developed.

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