Moscow and Baku signed an agreement on cargo transportation via the North-South corridor

Moscow and Baku have signed an agreement on transit cargo transportation through the North-South corridor. The document was signed by the Ministers of Transport of Russia and Azerbaijan, Roman Starovoitov and Rashad Nabiyev. Also present was Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Vitaly Savelyev.

Russia and Azerbaijan will ensure the free movement of cargo during transit, APA reports. The north-south western route passes through Russian railway stations, crosses the border with Azerbaijan at Yalam and Astara stations and the border with Iran at Astara station, and in the opposite direction.

The document also establishes a guaranteed volume of cargo that should be transported from Russia to Azerbaijan each year after the modernization of the railway infrastructure.

It is noted that the goal of the agreement is to "increase the efficiency of transport connections and increase the potential of the North-Southwest route."

Earlier, the Russian government approved transportation with Baku via the North-South international transport corridor. The decree was signed by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.