BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 12. The authorities of Russia's Dagestan intend to establish ties with the countries of the Caspian basin for the development of the North-South Transport Corridor, head of Dagestan Sergei Melikov said in an interview with TASS within the framework of the Eastern Economic Forum, Trend reports.
According to Melikov, in the near future, a delegation from Dagestan plans to visit Iran and Azerbaijan.
"Currently, we’re considering all the countries of the Caspian region as partners. Here we are consistently working in order to understand this interest with those who are closer to us as part of the development of transport and logistics corridor, and in the future - already with other states," he noted.
The Dagestan region has established good-neighborly relations with Azerbaijan, and the intergovernmental commission created between the countries, among other issues, is considering improving the quality of work of checkpoints to expand the capacity of the transport and logistics corridor, Melikov said.