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New Border Crossing To Open Between Iran And Turkey
Opens up Iranian access to Turkey’s Black Sea Iran and Turkey are set to have another border crossing, between Iran’s Razi town in its West Azerbaijan Province (north-western Iran) and Turkey’s Kapikoy town on the Turkish side. The border crossing should be functional by the end of May this year.
Wang Yi At The Organization Of Islamic Cooperation: China Is Investing US$400 Billion In Muslim Belt And Road Initiative Projects
The OIC bloc includes 57 states over four continents and has a collective population of 1.9 billion China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has been attending the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) foreign ministers meetings in Islamabad, stating that China is investing US$400 billion in over 600 BRI projects across the Muslim world. The OIC is […]
Russia And Iran To Begin Banking & Finance Cooperation
Russian-Iranian combined resources equate to the world’s eighth largest economy and one of the world’s largest energy providers The Iranian Ambassador to Russia, Kazem Jalali has stated that Russian and Iranian officials are set to discuss banking and financial cooperation.
Southern, Russia-Avoiding Belt & Road Multimodal Route Receives First China Blockchain Rail Cargo In Azerbaijan For Dispersal To Turkey, Bulgaria And Romania
With Russia now under sanctions and ports inaccessible, the main rail route from China to the European Union has shifted south to the multi-modal route provided by using the Caspian Sea.
Iran And India Discuss Logistics For The INSTC
India’s India Ports Global has met with the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) to discuss common strategic goals on the development of the International North-South Transportation Corridor (INSTC).
INSTC Develops With Iranian Port Links To Qatar
The Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Rostam Ghasemi has announced that Iran and Qatar plan to launch regular shipping lines between the two countries’ ports. The statement came after meetings with Qatari trade and transport officials concerning the development of transport, commercial and economic ties between the two countries.
Iran’s Rasht-Astara Railway To Provide The Key Link In The INSTC
The Rasht-Astara railway line running between the southern Iranian Port at Shahid Rajaee (part of the Bandar Abbas complex) north to the Rasht Port on the Caspian Sea will provide full rail connectivity between the Gulf and Europe.
Russia, Iran To Increase Caspian Maritime Trade Shipping
Ro-Ro Vessels To Ply Iranian Agricultural Trade Between Anzali And Lagan Ports One of the outcomes of Iranian President Raisi’s recent visit to Moscow has been an immediate commitment to increase Caspian Sea trade shipping, which will in turn boost the use of the International North-South Transportation Corridor (INSTC).
China’s Digital Silk Road: Chris Devonshire-Ellis Q&A With Zawya
Digital know-how along the Belt and Road Initiative will set future global tech standards The Middle East financial newspaper Zawya recently interviewed Dezan Shira & Associates Chairman and Belt and Road Initiative expert Chris Devonshire-Ellis about digital tech capabilities along the BRI. These are some of the Q&A.
Syria Joins China’s Belt And Road Initiative
Syria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as the country is seeking post-war reconstruction. The signing took place at Syria’s Planning and International Cooperation Commission in Damascus and was attended by Fadi Khalil, the head of the commission, and Feng Biao, China’s ambassador to Syria.
