ASTARA, Apr. 21 (MNA) � Iranian official has said railroad connecting Iran-Azerbaijan Republic would connect many countries in north and south of the famous trade corridor.

Mahmoud Vaezi who was speaking in the ceremony in Iran-Azerbaijan Republic border in northern city of Astara in the Caspian Sea coasts, said that the railroad would connect Iran and Azerbaijan Republic to make both nations even closer; �Iran and Azerbaijan Republic had historically connected and ethnically, religiously, and culturally close, which is a valuable asset to bilateral ties. We have 20 years of diplomatic relations and now it is in its peak,� Mr. Vaezi told the opening ceremony of a railroad bridge which is to connect both Astaras in either side of the border.

�The current railroad will connect many nations to north-south corridor which have its terminals as far as China in southeast and Finland�s Helsinki in northwest; the corridor will function as a path to peace of nations along with transit of more than 10 million tons of goods; the event coincided with another project, that of Qazvin-Rasht railroad, which is underway with a 92-percent of growth in preparation of infrastructures,� Vaezi addressed the meeting. �We hope that the railroad provide people in both sides of the border to exploit its potentials in boosting trade and transit of goods.�

Iran's IT minister�who is also head of Iran-Azerbaijan Joint Economic Commission, will lead the commission members to Baku to further discussions on the railroad project.

By Mehr News Agency