DUSHANBE, October 19. /TASS/. The Iranian side assured Russia that lands for construction of the Rasht-Astara railway section were bought out, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Overchuk said after talks.

"An exchange of opinions took place during the talks. The status of implementation of our North-South project and construction of the future Rasht-Astara railway section were discussed in the first instance. The Iranian side assured us that land areas were bought out," the deputy prime minister said.

"We await a documented confirmation that redemption took place," Overchuk added.