Kazakhstan, Iran Step Up Talks on Transport Corridors

Kazakh Ambassador Ontalap Onalbayev has met with Farzaneh Sadegh, Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development, to discuss expanding transport links between Kazakhstan and Iran and other issues of mutual interest.

Special attention was given to implementing agreements reached during the official visit of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to Kazakhstan and to executing follow-up instructions issued by the two heads of state, The Caspian Post reports via Kazakh media.

Trade, economic cooperation, and transport connectivity were highlighted as pillars of bilateral relations. The sides expressed readiness to closely examine ways to boost cargo and transit volumes along the International North-South Transport Corridor and the Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran railway. They also discussed opening new routes-Kazakhstan-Iran-Iraq and Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran-Armenia-developing maritime links between national ports, and advancing joint investment projects at Shahid Rajaee Port and Chabahar Port.

Both sides underscored the importance of regular meetings between transport and logistics officials to accelerate joint projects. Further steps to enhance Kazakhstan-Iran connectivity are expected to be reviewed at the next meeting of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission, scheduled to take place in Iran.