Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has emphasized his government’s commitment to enhancing bilateral relations with Russia and expediting the completion of the International North–South Transport Corridor (INSTC).

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called for efforts to expedite the construction of a key railway project in the north of the country.

Iran’s Ambassador to Russia, has dismissed claims that Moscow has withdrawn from the Rasht-Astara railway project, terming it “psychological warfare against Tehran-Moscow ties."

Iran's Minister of Roads and Urban Development, Farzaneh Sadegh, has hailed the construction of the Rasht-Astara railway as a pivotal step in advancing the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC).

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has discussed the Rasht-Astara railway and the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) during his recent visit to the Republic of Azerbaijan, special presidential representative Igor Levitin says.