Russia and Iran have signed documents on the construction of the Rasht-Astra railway line, Andrei Nikitin said. The deputy prime minister said the new section will connect the railway networks of the two countries and provide a continuous route for transporting goods to the Persian Gulf and further to South Asia.

Russia and Iran have signed documents on the construction of the Rasht-Astra railway line, Andrei Nikitin said. The deputy prime minister said the new section will connect the railway networks of the two countries and provide a continuous route for transporting goods to the Persian Gulf and further to South Asia.