Kazakhstan and Iran have agreed to accelerate the development of transport corridors to increase capacity to 20 million tons per year. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
During the meeting, Kazakh Vice Prime Minister Serik Zhumangarin and Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Farzaneh Sadegh discussed bilateral transport and logistics cooperation. Zhumangarin emphasized that Iran is one of Kazakhstan's key trade and economic partners in the region.
According to him, trade turnover between Kazakhstan and Iran increased by 26.4%, reaching $430.2 million. It could potentially reach $3 billion.
The Iranian side plans to transfer a plot in the port of Bandar Abbas to Kazakhstan in the near future. Iran will also provide the opportunity to operate in the port of Chabahar, which offers direct access to the markets of South and Southeast Asia.
In response, Kazakhstan will in the future transfer port areas, berths, and terminals in the ports of Aktau and Kuryk to the Iranian side for the development of logistics activities of Iranian companies in the Caspian Sea.
Following the meeting, the parties confirmed their intention to accelerate the implementation of agreements reached at the highest level, ensure prompt coordination of work to attract investors, and intensify the development of transport and logistics infrastructure.
Earlier, Kursiv reported that Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev publicly supported the agreement reached between Washington and Tehran. The head of state emphasized that in the current complex international situation, this agreement is of critical importance not only for the Middle East but for the entire world.
In his official account on social network X (formerly Twitter), the President of Kazakhstan particularly stressed that he highly appreciates the political will of the parties, which "allowed restoring trust and finding mutually acceptable solutions."
Kursiv also reported that the United States and Iran have agreed on a draft agreement covering issues of Tehran's nuclear program, sanctions, unfreezing of assets, and navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.