BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 27. At the Eurasian
Economic Union (EAEU) summit in Minsk, Iran’s President Pezeshkian
reaffirmed Tehran’s commitment to being an effective and reliable
partner in regional economic relations, Trend reports.
He emphasized that the implementation of the Iran-EAEU Free
Trade Agreement marks a significant step toward deeper economic
integration, creating new opportunities for member states’
economies and businesses.
Pezeshkian expressed appreciation for the previous EAEU summit’s
decision to grant Iran observer status, which enables broader
participation in the Union’s economic activities.
Key priorities highlighted include the development and
modernization of rail and road transit corridors, boosting air
transport, establishing joint special economic zones, and
leveraging Iran’s transit port capacities to link EAEU countries to
global markets.
In the energy sector, he stressed cooperation between producers
and consumers and the integration of regional energy networks. On
technology, Pezeshkian called for enhanced infrastructure to
support digital cooperation, facilitate information exchange,
regulate artificial intelligence, and combat unilateralism.
He also noted that fully harnessing the Free Trade Agreement’s
benefits requires independent, sanction-resistant banking
infrastructure. Financing joint projects via the Eurasian
Development Bank, expanding financial systems to observer
countries, and implementing settlements in national currencies are
among the suggested measures.