Iran, Azerbaijan launched construction of bridge over Aras

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Iran, Azerbaijan launched construction of bridge over Aras

Tehran, September ۲۱ (MRUD NEWS)—Iran and Azerbaijan formally launched the construction of Highway Bridge over the Aras River at the two countries' border in the Aghbend Region today on September ۲۱. Iran Minister of Roads and Urban Development, Rostam Ghasemi, and Shahin Mustafayev, First Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan, held the official ceremony via video conference. The project will form Azerbaijan-Iran-Nakhchivan Corridor by linking East Zangezur Region in Azerbaijan to the Nakhchivan autonomous Republic through Iran's territory. The construction of this bridge will expand bilateral relations and freight transit between Iran and Azerbaijan and in the region. The length of bridge is ۲۲۰ m and the width is about ۲۵ m. Duration of the project is expected to be ۱۸ months. Previously, Rostam Ghasemi and Shahin Mustafayev met in Tehran on May ۱۸ in order to confer on the details of mutual agreements. The agreement included forming a road link ...