The diplomatic train of the country’s rail transport on the development rail/ the promise of the Iranian corridor in the new millennium

Diplomacy is known as one of the important tools in achieving the goals and national interests of countries in the international system; This term means guiding the relations between individuals, groups and nations, including the political terms used in the field of international relations, in fact, this institution is the executive of foreign policy within the framework of the foreign policy doctrine of each country.

Lower cost than other transportation methods, very few accidents and high security, cost-effectiveness in fuel consumption, major reduction of urban traffic and reducing impact on air pollution phenomenon, the best option for transporting minerals, low impact of weather problems. In this method of transportation, it is one of the most important advantages of the international rail transportation system.

In the meantime, Iran’s territorial location has provided a suitable advantage in the movement and transit of goods, especially for Central Asian countries, the benefit of which depends on the development of the country’s rail transportation capacity. Iran enjoys a strategic and important position due to its location in important communication corridors, the presence of entry points on the coasts of the Persian Gulf and the Oman and Caspian seas, the possibility of connecting important cargo centers to the rail transportation network in the region, and experts in this field For a long time, they warned the past governments of the need to pay attention and develop the railway industry.

* The possibility of 100% growth of rail cargo transportation by increasing the speed without expanding the fleet

Currently, the real needs of the country’s rail transport fleet can be examined in two parts: renewal of the worn out fleet and creation of infrastructure and increase in the number of the fleet in order to develop rail transport. Of course, it seems that by increasing the necessary productivity, it is possible to approach some of the upcoming and desired goals with the existing fleet and portable rail cargo, and in this way, at the same time, modernize the cargo fleet.

Currently, by increasing the average speed of freight wagons, the performance of the country’s rail freight transportation can be increased and In this case, without the need to increase the number of fleets, the amount of rail freight moved can be increased up to two times.

Trade does not need transportation in any way, in international trade, a commodity may be passed through the borders of one or more countries to reach its final destination. In the meantime, rail transportation is always one of the attractive systems that still has many fans and its usage is increasing for various reasons.

In addition to the safe transportation of passengers, the train has been a very vital and appropriate option for the economic and industrial growth of developed countries. The interesting and numerous advantages of this industry have always caused the sound of freight train whistles to be loud in the West Asian region from Turkey to CIS countries (Russia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan).

The necessary attention to Iran’s transit capacity by using the arm of diplomacy in the field, in addition to generating more income and its important role in the dynamics of the country’s economy, can bring many strategic values ​​to the country; The creation of large foreign exchange earnings and the neutralization of oppressive sanctions, and the expansion and strengthening of Iran’s economic diplomacy among neighboring countries and other regions of the world, and as a result, the dependence of most of the world’s countries on economic cooperation with Iran, which will reduce the susceptibility of Iran’s economy to sanctions, are some of the advantages of this approach. The party will be in the 13th government.

Of course, in addition to the above-mentioned benefits, freight transit will also lead to the country’s political and security sovereignty, so the supreme leader of the revolution has also emphasized the priority of developing rail transportation in paragraphs 24 and 25 of the general policies of the sixth development program and has always During the past years, they have put special emphasis on this matter.

* The benefits of activating the Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran transit corridor (Kati).

Now, less than two years have passed since the new government started working, examples of positive measures taken in the development of the diplomacy of the country’s rail transportation and compensation for the shortcomings of past actions and shortcomings have been revealed, and in this regard, important memorandums and contracts in the direction of The launch and activation of communication axes and load absorption have been concluded with neighboring countries as well as Russia and China.

The arrival of the first rail container train to Turkey from the Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran route with the aim of activating the transit corridor (Kati) of Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran and continuing to transport to Turkey and Europe, as well as an agreement with Russia to absorb 10 million tons of cargo For this country to pass through Iran to India as well as countries such as Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and countries bordering the Persian Gulf, active presence in the international corridor of the Silk Road and the possibility of transiting goods from China to Europe through Iran, expanding rail cooperation between Iran and Turkmenistan and the doubling of transit from Sarkhas and Inchebron rail border, on the one hand, the joining of Turkmenistan to the North-South Corridor and the development of rail cooperation between the two countries under the memorandum of understanding on joint rail cooperation, on the other hand, preparing the possibility of rail transit from Bandar Abbas to Kyrgyzstan (because Kyrgyzstan can become a corridor for the transfer of Iranian goods to Shanghai and eastern countries, and this is while Kyrgyzstan does not have access to the sea, but it can be done by using the capacity of rail transit by using existing agreements with China, Turkmenistan and the countries of Central Asia e, developed this capacity), the construction of the Rasht-Astara railway line, which is of great importance for our country and the Republic of Azerbaijan, the activation of the Nakhchivan-Mashhad passenger train, the placement of Iran on the full rail route from Moscow, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan as Corridor for the first time with the arrival of the Russian container train in our country, strengthening the transport diplomacy with Iraq and following up on the process of previous agreements between them, as well as the agreement related to the construction of a tunnel between Iran and in order to connect the Persian Gulf to the north and to establish extensive communication with the countries of West Asia. and the edge of the Caspian and Mediterranean seas, among the programs and measures being implemented by the government to create and revive the Iranian corridor in the new millennium.

With regard to the mentioned effective and extensive measures, as well as the significant growth of the transfer of transit goods, which is confirmed by the achievement of the rail transit record and the export record from the rail borders, as well as the attention of the authorities on this issue in the form of international agreements and negotiations, as well as internal meetings. The bilateral cooperation between the railways and the diplomatic system of the country at the level of the senior officials of these two institutions and following the relevant issues in the National Working Group on Transport and Transit Diplomacy, it is hoped that a bright Iran will move faster towards the creation of a new Iranian-Islamic civilization. go ahead

The CEO of the railway believes; It is important to achieve the goals of the Islamic Revolution based on the modern Iranian-Islamic civilization, and to realize this goal, we need several measures, one of which is an economic leap, and one of its components is transportation.

Note from Alireza Ahmadi

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