Russia's strategic task in the matter of creating transport corridors is to reach the Indian Ocean through the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan and Iran, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin said at the World Youth Festival 2024 in Russia, Report informs.
“We want to reach the Indian Ocean through the Caspian Sea, through Azerbaijan, Iran, bypassing the Suez Canal and the Bosphorus Strait. This means that this is our strategic transport task. And, of course, we mean both roads and railways,” he said.
