Hamidreza Shahreki, Second Deputy Transport of Road and Road Transport Organization, said about the North-South International Transport Corridor: This corridor was launched 23 years ago by the countries of Iran, India and Russia, with the aim of reducing transit time. , increasing travel safety and preserving the environment. Reduction of transportation costs, unification and regulation of uniform documents and competitiveness with the Suez Canal road corridor were launched.
Shahraki pointed out: Although many studies and reports have been carried out for the economic assessment of the corridor, forecasting the volume of cargo and passenger movements, marketing and attracting investments and determining how to cooperate with international organizations, but due of the compulsion to change the methods of transport and the crossing of borders and ports Miscellaneous, it seems that it has not been very successful in achieving the initial objectives.
Referring to the cooperation of some countries in the region to create new access corridors to Europe and Central Asia and reduce demand transiting through Iran, he said: It seems that the achievement of the objectives defined in the North-South corridor should be achieved by taking effective measures with the approach of increasing competitiveness and logistics power, integration, continuous improvement of processes, standardization, reduction of formalities at entry and exit points of the country and the establishment of a border strategy considering that the border is only a place of passage, improvement of the infrastructural situation as well as continuous efforts and consultations and to accelerate over time in the field of diplomacy.
Economic and logistical capacities of the Makran coastal region
Shahraki described the Makran coastal region as having many capabilities in strategic, economic and logistical dimensions, especially in the field of sea-oriented development, such as transportation, energy, tourism and marine food resources, and underlined: this region is considered one of the serious priorities of the country's spatial development.
He said: Considering the operational scope of the development of the Makran coast in Sistan-Baluchestan and Hormozgan provinces and the position of these provinces in the international north-south corridor, the Ashgabat Quadrilateral Agreement between the countries of Iran, Oman, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, the tripartite agreement between the countries of Iran, India and Afghanistan and the development document of the eastern axis of the country, the development of Makran region will definitely contribute to the prosperity of the national and international economy, therefore the Makran region development document was approved and announced.
He added: In order to achieve the objectives compiled in this document, all relevant and interested institutions and institutions should design and implement their implementation plans with a feasibility approach and strong stakeholder participation in order to assist to effective and efficient investment in the internal and external sectors and to actualize them. All potential capacities of the Makran coastal area.

He said: Considering the importance of this region, increasing the logistics capacity of Makran coastal ports by attracting investors, the policy of the Highways and Road Transport Organization in order to create a competitive international network , secure and innovative with the aim of facilitating the performance of supply chains for regional markets. Introduce road transport as an efficient means of transporting goods en attracting investors for the construction and development of shooting parks in the corridors leading to the coastal strip and the Makran region, have been among the work priorities of the Roads and Road Transport Organization.

He added: In addition to the mentioned actions, the organization leverages the capacity of knowledge-based businesses and the effective use of information technology infrastructure and capabilities to facilitate, accelerate and clarify processes executives in the field of transport, formulate and implement an integrated strategy. The executive plan and information exchange with relevant and ITS-enabled intelligent transportation systems throughout the country's public transportation network, especially in efficient and priority areas, attempted to play an effective role .
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