According to the Azerbaijani Ministry of Economy, a railway bridge will be laid in Astara over the river of the same name on April 20. It will connect two towns of the same name in Azerbaijan and Iran.
After the ceremony, the meeting of co-chairs of the intergovernmental commission on economic, trade and humanitarian issues will take place. Baku is represented by a delegation headed by the Minister of Economy Shahin Mustafayev, and Tehran is represented by a delegation headed by the Minister of Communications and ICT Mahmoud Vayezi.
Recall, according to the plans for the implementation of the transport corridor North-South, along with the construction of the bridge, an 8-kilometer stretch of the railway will be built on the territory of Azerbaijan and a 2-km section will be built in Iran. This will let transport goods from India, South Korea and China through the Iranian port Bandar Abbas on transit through Azerbaijan to Russia, Georgia, Ukraine, etc. --17D-
Economics
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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has signed amendments to two presidential decrees, refining the roles and appointments of the State Customs Committee's representatives abroad, including in international organizations.
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Auditing organizations and independent auditors in Azerbaijan concluded 7,232 contracts valued at 133.2 million manats ($78.4 million) in 2023, reflecting increases of 20% in the number of contracts and 7.1% in their total value compared to the previous year, according to the Chamber of Auditors.
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The third meeting of the auction commission was held to evaluate the proposals submitted by participants in the auction for the Gobustan Solar Power Plant project, supported by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The meeting focused primarily on determining qualification eligibility and selecting the auction winner, according to the State Agency for Renewable Energy Sources.
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There is no sensationalism in the recent renaming of the Azerbaijani ship Karabakh to Mingachevir; the new name was given to the ship to ensure that two vessels would not operate under the same name, the Merchant Fleet of Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company (ASCO) CJSC told Turan.
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