Kazakhstan emphasizes transit cooperation with Iran, backs logistics hub at Shahid Rajaee port
Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister YermeK Kosherbayev
IRNA
Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister YermeK Kosherbayev emphasized expanding strategic cooperation with Iran and developing transit corridors during a visit to Tehran, Kazinform reported, including support for a planned logistics terminal at Iran’s Shahid Rajaee port.
Kosherbayev, in talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, reviewed the implementation of agreements reached during Pezeshkian’s visit to Kazakhstan in December 2025 and discussed regional developments, Kazinform said.
According to IRNA, talks between Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Kazakh counterpart covered bilateral relations, cooperation in regional and international organizations, and ways to expand economic ties between Tehran and Astana.
Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry said the discussions focused on transit and logistics cooperation, with Kosherbayev welcoming the allocation of land at Shahid Rajaee port for a Kazakh logistics terminal.
He described the project as an important step in increasing transit capacity and export potential. The ministry said the terminal is expected to boost bilateral trade, which rose 26.4% in 2025 to $430.2 million.
Kazakhstan signed a $25 million agreement in June to develop a logistics hub at the port, which Iranian officials say will support the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC).
Aman Malgazhdarov, head of QazExportPromotion, said bilateral trade currently stands at about $400 million and could rise two to three times following the project.
The agreement follows 14 memoranda of understanding signed during a visit by Iranian Roads and Urban Development Minister Farzaneh Sadeq Malvajerd to Kazakhstan, originally concluded during Pezeshkian’s visit to Astana last year.