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Azerbaijan,Iran Islamic Republic of : PAK AYIN: NEW sea voyage to launch between IRAN and AZERBAIJAN

Published 23 Oct 2012

Iranian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mohsen Pak Ayin announced that Iran will be launching new sea voyage for the transportation of passengers on the route between the port of Astara located in the province of Gilan and Baku International Sea Trade Port.

The development of trade relations between the two countries will be significantly enhanced by the commissioning of Qazvin-Rasht-Astara railway and sea voyage Astara (Iran) - Baku-Astara (Iran), said Embassy spokesman Mohammad Ayatullahi.

Pak Ayin also stated that, “Discussions over the expansion of relations were held in the frame of the exhibition and expressed hope that the agreements will be signed as a result of these discussions.”

Both the countries earlier has also held talks about full scale passenger transportation between the Azerbaijani and Iranian ports - Baku and Anzali.

Passenger transportation between the ports of Baku and Anzali worked for many years, and its activities were suspended since 1998. Agreement between the state structures has already been reached about the restoration of it activity.

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