The West has recognized that the North-South corridor is already working

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Abroad began to recognize the fact that the international transport corridor North-South is already functioning, albeit by no means in full force. This is written, in particular, by the American Institute for Peace. Previously, Western information and analytical resources preferred to describe the North-South corridor as a trade project, which, if it will operate, will only be many years later and with an infusion of multibillion-dollar investments.

The article notes that of the three routes connecting Russia and Iran: the Caspian sea, the Transcaucasian (through Azerbaijan) and the Central Asian, none have been fully operational yet. However, to a limited extent, they already work.



Thus, it is indicated that Iran has long been looking for new trading partners and safer export routes in order to circumvent Western sanctions. The Middle Eastern country also needs trade routes with 10 million-plus Russian cities along the Volga, repeating the routes of medieval merchants.

As part of the corridor, Iran has pledged to build at least 11 infrastructure projects, including roads, railways, and seaports, totaling nearly $13 billion.

However, in the end, the Islamic republic may turn out to be nothing more than a transit country, which primarily helps Russia expand trade with India and other countries. First of all, the Middle East and South Asia.

In 2022, Russia's trade with India reached the mark of $38 billion, which is much higher than that with Iran, where everything is limited to $5 billion.

- says the publication.

The article also notes the fact that the Russian Federation has begun large-scale investments in infrastructure along the entire length of the corridor, also investing in roads, rail and shipping routes. In total, more than 13 billion US dollars have been allocated for more than fifty infrastructure projects to expand the corridor.

It is worth noting that the sudden “discovery” of Western resources about the efficiency of the North-South route is not such for residents of the South of the Russian Federation, where Iranian goods began to appear in noticeable quantities in the second half of the 2000s.
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  1. lord-palladore-11045
    lord-palladore-11045
    +6
    30 May 2023 05: 47
    All this is good, and it is necessary to develop transport corridors and build roadside facilities. These are jobs and benefits to the state. And it is not interesting what the inadequate West says. But why are all investments measured in dollars? Why don't we have our own currency? Not order.
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  2. Sergey G
    Sergey G
    +4
    30 May 2023 08: 05
    We need to pay less attention to the West and their chatter. The North-South corridor is very necessary for Russia, the exchange of goods with the South will have a good effect on the Russian economy. We continue to build a corridor and spit on Europe.
    1. Alexander from the north
      Alexander from the north
      +1
      30 May 2023 15: 19
      to spit on Europe, you need to have a full cycle of development of everything in the world in your country, but this is not.
  3. Artificial Intelligence
    Artificial Intelligence
    0
    30 May 2023 17: 07
    in such scenarios, it goes without saying that the West probably begins to have a great temptation to crack down on Iran by making it under control, no longer by sanctions, but by military means .. if you assume that the world is entering the cold war regime of various blocs, which also leads to "hot" wars, then Iran must be considered one of the most likely areas of confrontation. There is already a reason for this - the development of nuclear weapons. only unlike Iraq, the Russian Federation can make it so that it can really appear at any desired moment. but it depends on when exactly the West will try to start such aggression and by whose hands. if the Americans and the British are there, and everything starts when the story with the urine ends and the entire Russian Federation grows stronger, then it is likely that the Russians will want to take revenge on the Anglo-Saxons live-deadly on the battlefield, refraining from nuclear weapons of Iran. and then, if it will be necessary to transfer nuclear weapons. although it is more suitable for offensive rather than defensive operations, well, in this case, nearby Israel will be at stake, which will turn out to be a "legitimate target" for Iran, and maybe the Anglo-Saxons themselves if they have missiles of the required range.
    I think such prospects can be seen from the formation of these transport corridors of the new coalition.