Pezeshkian issues key orders to facilitate Makoran development
President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday highlighted the importance of fundamental reforms in the proposed plans for the development of the Makoran coastal region, issuing four key directives to facilitate the preparation of the necessary conditions for development in the region.
Pezeshkian referred to the necessities of achieving the desired outcome in the proposed development plans for the Makoran region as requiring problem-solving and providing solutions to the issues with the goal of creating a region that serves the people and the country. “I believe that the general plans for the development of the Makoran region require fundamental changes,” IRNA reported.
He added, “Since this region is to be introduced as a new model of development and a politico-economic hub for the country, any plan should be in line with this vision.”
“We are determined to develop the Makoran region because it is one of the priorities of the Leader and a basic need of the country,” the president said, noting that to accelerate the development process, the government may hold some cabinet meetings in the region.
Pezeshkian introduced four key initiatives and immediate proposals to facilitate paving the ground for the development of Makoran as “boosting the region’s local economies”, “ensuring the necessary infrastructure in the field of renewable energy”, “accelerating the completion of the region’s transportation corridors with international cooperation,” and “attracting domestic and foreign investment in Makoran.”
“It is essential that planners of the Makoran development project make use of the expertise of international consultants in preparing the draft of the Makoran development plan,” the president concluded.
The ancient region of Makoran located in the southeast of the Iranian plateau and on the northern shores of the Sea of Oman has been in the crosshairs of the enemies which coveted its resources or tried to choke off Iran’s access to its wealth throughout history.
Since 2008, when Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei underlined the significance of Makoran, the development of the strategic region has been put on the frontline of Iran’s drive to reorient its economy.
The general policies of sea-based development call for a whole-of-government approach to develop Iran’s coasts, especially Makoran beyond the strategic port of Chabahar.
The geopolitical, geostrategic and geoeconomic advantages of Makoran hosting a comprehensive sea, road, rail and air transportation network along oil and gas transmission lines would enormously fortify Iran and upgrade its status.