President Rustam Minnikhanov who was speaking at an economic meeting between Tatarstan Republic and East Azarbaijan province, said that the north-south corridor needs to be activated as soon as possible and Tatarstan welcomes joining it, to transfer its various types of export products, import many types of goods from Iran, and from other countries around the globe through Iran.
He said that one of the important privileges of the north-south corridor is facilitating the imports and exports of all kinds of good through the northern parts of Iran and the southern parts of Russia, and this will not only benefit Iran and Russia, but can be of great Importance for their neighboring countries, as well.
Minnikhanov said that the main objective of his visit of Tabriz is expansion of trade transactions between Kazan and Tabriz, expressing hope that by supporting the various industrial and commercial private sector companies the two countries will be able to launch important joint project.
The governor of East Azarbaijan, too, in the meeting that the capacities and capabilities of the economic, trade, commercial, cultural and industrial sectors are very high, and expansion of Tabriz-Kazan relations in the framework of the major Tehran-Moscow policies can act as the generating engine of those transactions.
Abedin Khorram said that economic relations will be the main axis of Tabriz-Kazan cooperation, as both Iran and Russia are under the tough conditions of sanctions and in need of expansion of bilateral relations, that its getting broader and stronger with the passage of each new day.
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