TEHRAN (FNA)- A new bridge built over the Aras River near Jolfa border checkpoint along Iran-Azerbaijan border has come into operation, Iranian Ambassador to Baku Mohsen Pakayeen announced on Saturday.


�Trucks weighing more than 30 tons will be able to cross the river by passing through the bridge,� Pakayeen said on Friday.

While pedestrians use the old bridge to cross the Aras River, all vehicles should join the traffick on the new bridge to cross the border river, he added.

The Iranian officials had previously notified their Azeri counterparts that the old bridge could not be used by those trucks weighing above 30 tons. Now heavy trucks can cross the border through the new bridge, irrespective of their weight.

Iran has recently enhanced efforts to boost political, economic and cultural ties and cooperation with the regional and neighboring countries, specially the Central Asian states.

In October 2012, former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad traveled to Baku to attend the 12th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO). The Iranian and Azeri presidents met on the sidelines of the Summit, where both leaders reiterated the necessity for exploring new avenues to develop bilateral ties and cooperation.

By Fars News Agency�

 

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