Rostam Ghasemi

Leader condoles passing of Rostam Ghasemi

TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei expressed his condolences over the passing of Rostam Ghasemi, former road minister.

Iran's former road minister Rostam Ghasemi dies of illeness

TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – Rostam Ghasemi, the former Minister of Roads and Urban Development, and also the previous oil minister passed away on Thursday after a long struggle with illness.

President Raeisi accepts road minister's resignation

TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) – The Iranian Road and Urban Development Minister Rostan Ghasemi resigned on Tuesday and President Ebrahim Raeisi has accepted his resignation.

Road min.:

Iran ready to create transit corridor between Armenia, PG

TEHRAN, Nov. 01 (MNA) – Iranian road minister voiced readiness of Iranian firms for developing transportation between Iran and Armenia and creating a new transit corridor between Armenia and the Persian Gulf via Nordooz village in East Azarbaijan.

Iran road minister:

Volume of Iran-Kazakhstan transit to increase four-fold

TEHRAN, Oct. 31 (MNA) – The Iranian Roads and Urban Development Minister has said that with a new agreement between Iran and Kazakhstan, the volume of bilateral transit between the two nations will increase four-fold.

Iran, Kazakhstan augment freight transit up to 5 million tons

TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – Iran and Kazakhstan agreed on a unified tariff rate and 5 million tons of freight transit.

Iran's transport minister meets with Syria's Assad

TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) – Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Rostam Ghasemi on Thursday met and held talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Iran, Iraq-Syria joint railway discussed by ministers

TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – A shared railway among Iran and Iraq -Syria were discussed in the meeting between Iranian and Syrian road minister on Thursday.

Roads min.:

Iran ready to ink contract with India on developing Chabahar

TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) – Islamic Republic of Iran is ready to conclude a long-term contract with India aimed at developing strategic Chabahar Port.

Iran, Pakistan to boost trade cooperation: road minister

TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – Iran's Minister of Roads and Urban Development Rostam Ghasemi said that Iran and Pakistan will witness a development in trade relations with the implementation of the clearing mechanism.

Iran ready to meet transit needs of 8 landlocked countries

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – The Iranian road minister has said his country is ready to meet the transit needs of 8 landlocked countries in the region.

Roads minister:

Iran calls for setting up joint technical consortia with CIS

TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) – Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development called for establishing joint technical and engineering consortia with the Commonwealth Independent States (CIS).

Iran to finalize National Urban Policy

TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) – Iran's Minister of Roads and Urban Development attending the eleventh session of the World Urban Forum (WUF11) in Poland informed of the finalization of NUP in Iran before long.

Turkmenistan president arrives in Iran for bilateral talks

TEHRAN, Jun. 14 (MNA) – President of Turkmenistan Serdar Gurbangulyýewiç Berdimuhamedow arrived in Iranian capital of Tehran on Tuesday evening at the head of a high-ranking political and economic delegation.

Iran calls for tariff reduction among TRACECA members

TEHRAN, Jun. 14 (MNA) – The Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development has called for boosting transport cooperation with the regional states, voicing Iran's readiness to increase transit volume and decrease the tariff among TRACECA members.

Tourist flights to be launched between Iran, Oman: min.

TEHRAN, May 23 (MNA) – Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development announced the launch of tourist flights with the aim of transporting Omani tourists to tourist attraction centers of Iran.  

Oman to join Chabahar Agreement during Iran president's visit

TEHRAN, May 22 (MNA) – "During the upcoming visit of Iran President and Iran Minister of Transport to Muscat, Oman is expected to join the trilateral Chabahar Agreement," a statement by the Iranian Ministry of Transport and Urban Development said.

Iran-Azerbaijan border bridge to be ready in 6 months

TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA) – Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development said that construction of bridge on AstaraChai river between Iran and Republic of Azerbaijan would be put into operation within the next six months.

Iran, Armenia hold talks on transportation cooperation

TEHRAN, May 16 (MNA) – The Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development says he has held talks with his Armenian counterpart on developing transporting cooperation between the two countries as part of the north-south transit corridor (INSTC).

Iran, Qatar ministers make arrangements for World Cup 2022

TEHRAN, Apr. 10 (MNA) – Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Rostam Ghasemi met and held talks with his Qatari counterpart, Jassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti, on Kish Island on Sunday.

Tehran, Baku stress developing ties in transportation field

TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) – In a meeting with Iranian road minister, the Azeri president hailed Tehran-Baku MoU that links Nakhchivan and Azeri western regions through Iranian territory as manifesting friendly bilateral relations.

Iran, Azerbaijan stress broadening transit coop.

TEHRAN, Mar. 10 (MNA) – Islamic Republic of Iran and Republic of Azerbaijan poised to enhance cooperation in the field of transit.

Iran roads min. to visit Baku to attend Economic Commission

TEHRAN, Mar. 10 (MNA) – Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development will depart for Azeri capital Baku on Thursday to attend 15th Joint Economic Committee meeting which will run for two days.

Iran, Qatar agree to launch regular shipping lines

TEHRAN, Feb. 20 (MNA) – Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development revealed his talk with Qatari counterpart to set up regular shipping lines between the two countries' ports.

Iran calls for acceleration of ECO gate project

TEHRAN, Feb. 02 (MNA) – In the 11th Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) transport ministerial meeting which is hosted by Turkey, the ECO member states emphasized promoting ECO's intra-regional and inter-regional connectivity.

Iran, Azerbaijan sign MoU to build joint Astarachay bridge

TEHRAN, Jan. 25 (MNA) – Iran and Azerbaijan have signed a deal to construct the joint Astarachai border bridge on the shared border to develop bilateral tranist.

Aliyev calls for Iran's participation in rebuilding projects

TEHRAN, Jan. 25 (MNA) – Azeri President Ilham Aliyev called for Iranian companies to have active participation in the development and reconstruction of the liberated areas of the country.

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Iran, Syria to establish joint bank, free zone

TEHRAN, Jan. 13 (MNA) – Stating that the end of the war in Syria is the beginning of a new era of economic relations between the two countries, Iran Minister of Roads and Urban Development said that Iran and Syria are set to establish a joint bank.

Iran's road minister, Syrian president meet in Damascus

TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) – Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Rostam Ghasemi held a meeting with the president of Syria Bashar Assad in Damascus on Wednesday.