The ambassador added that the visa abolition is projected to cover all Iranians, regardless of the type of the visa issued.
Pak Ayeen further said Azerbaijan and Iran signed a document Feb. 23 to connect Iran’s Astara and Azerbaijan’s Astara border checkpoints, as part of the North South railway corridor.
He said a bridge is set to be constructed in Astara, jointly between Iran and Azerbaijan on a 50-50 share basis.
The diplomat also said materials have been delivered for a 30-km section of the Qazvin-Rasht railway (a part of North South Corridor inside Iran) and a tender has been held for construction the Rasht-Anzali-Astara line.
“Several companies from China, Azerbaijan and Russia are ready to take part in the Qazvin-Rasht railway project, but it is not finalized yet,” he added.
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