Cross-border Infrastructure
International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC)
International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), is a multi modal transportation established in 12 SEP 2000 in St. Petersburg, by Iran, Russia and India for the purpose of promoting transportation cooperation among the Member States. This corridor connects India Ocean and Persian Gulf to the Caspian Sea via Islamic republic of IRAN, then is connected to St. Petersburg and North European via Russian Federation. The INSTC was expanded to include eleven new members, namely: Republic of Azerbaijan, Republic of Armenia, Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Republic of Tajikistan, Republic of Turkey, Republic of Ukraine, Republic of Belarus, Oman, Syria, Bulgaria (Observer). Source: http://www.instc-org.ir/Pages/Home_Page.aspx
News
- India, EU look at connectivity projects in third countriesThe Economic Times27 Apr 2022
- Expert: Azerbaijan active participant in North-South Transport Corridor projectAzernews26 Apr 2020
- Azerbaijan, [Islamic Republic of] Iran mull transport projects implementationAzernews22 Jul 2019
- Electric trains to run from Makhachkala[, Russian Federation] to Azerbaijani borderAzernews20 Jan 2019
