Vladimir Golovkov made the remark in an interview on Russian Channel 24 on Saturday night.
He said that Russia’s exports to Iran via Astrakhan grew by 10 percent in 2023, while imports from the Islamic Republic rose 38%.
The Russian official also said that Iran’s exports of citrus fruits were previously carried out by rail and road. But now, he added, such exports are also carried out using sea transport following an agreement between the Astrakhan region and the Iranian northern provinces of Gilan and Mazandaran.
The Astrakhan Region is located in the southeast of the European part of Russia in the Caspian Lowland. Its administrative center is the city of Astrakhan.
IRNA