Putin Calls for Expediting Construction of DAI Route 

The route from Dagestan to Iran via Azerbaijan should be built faster, as it will always be in demand, as well as the International North-South Transportation Project via Iran to India. 
The announcement was made by Russian President Vladimir Putin recently at the congress of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs in Moscow, Regnum reported.
According to the Russian president, all countries agree to build the DAI route, even under the conditions of complicated "geopolitical arrangement" and disagreements.
“It is necessary to decide on the pace of construction and the final sources of funding,” he said.
Putin also called on businesspersons to direct funds to the construction of the North-South Corridor, which shall ensure the transport connection between Russia and India via Iran.