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Astrakhan Kremlin. File photoROSTOV-ON-DON, June 2The Astrakhan Region and one of the largest business associations in the Middle East, the Iranian Mostazafan Foundation, have signed a cooperation program until 2026, Governor of the Astrakhan Region Igor Babushkin said. significant business combination in Iran after the Oil Corporation, and one of the largest in the Middle East,» he wrote on Telegram, noting that the fund includes more than 160 Iranian firms from various sectors of the economy.The Astrakhan region will increase cooperation with Iran along the North-South corridor Then the parties discussed areas of cooperation, now the outcome of the negotiations was the signing of a development program for 2022-2026. «This is a comprehensive document that is focused on increasing mutual trade, creating a logistics center and a refrigerator terminal in the port SEZ, interaction in the shipbuilding industry, agriculture and much more something else,» the governor specified. He noted that the region is fully supported by the government of the Russian Federation in the development of the international transport corridor North-South. A decision was made to dredging the Volga-Caspian shipping canal along its entire length. By the end of 2023, depths throughout the entire water area will reach 4.5 meters, which will make it possible to fully utilize the existing port facilities and those that are only being created as part of the development of the port SEZ in the Astrakhan port of Olya.A direct flight will connect Astrakhan and Baku»I am sure that joint actions with Iranian partners will lead to the saturation of our markets with the necessary products and will help improve the living standards of citizens of both countries,» Babushkin concluded. 120 enterprises with the participation of Iranian capital operate in the Astrakhan region. More than 90 percent of all cargo passing through the Astrakhan ports goes in the direction of Iran. Also in Astrakhan, there is a trading house of Iran and a branch of the Iranian «Mir Business Bank».