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30 July 2023 - 14:50
Iran’s rail exchange with Azerbaijan up 63%

An official in the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways said that imports, exports, and transit through the Astara border with the Republic of Azerbaijan have increased by 63% since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year.

Gholam Hossein Valadi said on Sunday that 225,982 tons of goods have been exchanged through the Astara railway terminal.

This is while the figure was 138,530 metric tons last year, he added.

He noted that 88,156 metric tons of goods were transited through the Astara border, which shows a 133% increase.

He referred to flour, millet, barley, wheat, chemicals, zinc ore, industrial soil, and wood and timber as the main transited goods.

Valadi went on to say that the volume of imports from Azerbaijan was 69,455 metric tons, which shows 114% growth compared to last year.

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