BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 11. The visit of
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to Kazakhstan at the invitation
of his Kazakh counterpart and the signing of cooperation documents
between the two countries show Iran's interest in developing
relations with Kazakhstan, former Iranian ambassador to Azerbaijan,
expert Mohsen Pakayin told Trend.
According to him, Iran considers the development of relations
with neighboring countries as a priority for the government. In
this regard, the visit of the Iranian president to Kazakhstan and
Turkmenistan is important.
Pakayin said that with the implementation of this visit, Iran's
economic relations with Kazakhstan in various fields, including
energy, trade, cargo transportation, and tourism, will further
develop.
The former ambassador noted that Iran and Kazakhstan are in the
catbird seat for fruitful collaboration in the energy sector, cargo
transportation, tourism, trade, agriculture, banking, and other
areas. Efforts are being made to further develop relations between
the private sectors of the two countries.
"Considering that both countries are Caspian littoral states,
the Iranian president's visit to Kazakhstan can create favorable
conditions for strengthening bilateral and regional cooperation.
This itself can be evaluated within the framework of the current
government's regional diplomacy and neighborhood policy," he
noted.
Pakayin added that in general, strengthening Iran's relations
with the countries of Central Asia and the Caucasus can open up new
opportunities for mutual economic and cultural understandings. The
visit of Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi to
Azerbaijan is also evaluated in this direction. Iran can pursue
common interests by strengthening relations with neighboring
countries, especially Kazakhstan.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian visited Kazakhstan on
December 10.
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