BAKU, Azerbaijan, Nov. 13
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
About 12 million tons of cargo were transported in the East Azerbaijan Province (north-western Iran), during the first 7 months of the current Iranian year (March 21 through October 22, 2021), Deputy Director of Roads and Transport Department of East Azerbaijan Province Kazem Teymourzadeh said, Trend reports referring to Iranian Ministry of Roads and Urban Development.
The deputy director also said that 1.92 million passengers were transported in the province over the 7 months.
Teymourzadeh added that there are currently 33,500 trucks, and 37,000 drivers operating in the East Azerbaijan Province.
“In addition, there are 285 local cargo companies, 120 passenger transportation companies, as well as, 74 international cargo companies and 6 international passenger transportation companies operating in Iran's East Azerbaijan Province,” he noted.
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