The ports of the Crimea can soon become a trans-shipment base for cargoes that go to Iran and from Iran. This statement was made by the deputy chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Republic, the permanent representative of Crimea under the President of the Russian Federation Georgy Muradov. "A number of businessmen from Iran have already announced their readiness to build trade along the following route: the Crimean ports - the Volga-Don Canal - the Volga - the Caspian Sea - Iran," the official said in an interview with Izvestia,. According to him, representatives of the Iranian business estimated that such a route "is the shortest and most economical". However, this is not all. The commissioning of the Crimean bridge provides the parties with additional opportunities for cargo transportation. Already now you can send trucks with goods on the roads from Iran straight to the Crimea. And at the end of 2019 g. , when traffic on the railway bridge begins, the business will have another convenient route. "Trade will become even easier with the start of the railway communication. The route for the trains is planned as follows: Crimea, the North Caucasus, Azerbaijan and further to Iran, "Muradov said.. In the conditions of the US withdrawal from the nuclear deal on Iran and the resumption of the sanctions pressure on this country, the appearance of alternative routes will be very useful for Tehran. Crimea increase in traffic through the bridge and ports will also bring a substantial benefit. Iran - not the only Middle Eastern country with which the authorities of the Crimea intend to develop trade relations. This autumn talks on cooperation with Syria will begin. "In September, our delegation will visit Syria, and we will create a bilateral Crimean-Syrian working commission. We are planning to sign an agreement on the establishment of a joint shipping company. Syria also expressed a desire to open its trading house in the Crimea, we will also discuss this during the meeting in Damascus, "Muradov said.. In fact, the trade turnover between Crimea and Syria has already begun. Through the cargo terminal of the port in Sevastopol in June of this year, the first consignment of grain was sent to the Arab Republic, and dry cargo ships with fruits. At the beginning of this year, the authorities of the republic complained about the low workload of the Crimean ports. It was then that the idea of ??

establishing cooperation with Middle Eastern "rogue countries" was first voiced, which faced economic difficulties due to the sanctions pressure of the United States and its allies, RIA Novosti reported.. At the moment in the Crimea there are trading ports in Kerch, Yalta, Feodosia and Evpatoria, as well as a fishing port in Kerch. The condition of the hydraulic structures, the existing infrastructure and the production capacities of the ports, allow the vessels to receive and process 220 m long boats and drafts of more than 8 m and transship the goods of a wide range.