Sarkhes Special Economic Zone Board Chairman said: The construction of a commercial port and joint support with the special regions of Kazakhstan is on the agenda of the special region of Sarkhes, and this port will be put into operation in the near future.
According to the report of the Communications and Media Department of the Astan Quds Razavi Endowment Productivity Foundation, quoted by IRNA, Mohammad Reza Berhamand added: We are launching the first joint trade and logistics center of Sarkhes Special Region with Kazakhstan, which will provide loading, unloading and support services to economic operators and goods owners, and will be a tool for the development of trade and the target market.
He continued: This program is mostly based on rail transportation and input supply chain, market development, diversification of products and target markets, which in all cases is appropriate to the geographical location of the Sarkhs Special Economic Zone.
He added: The strategic position of Sarkhes Special Economic Zone as the entrance gate to the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) area can be important and effective in improving transit indicators and increasing exports to these areas, especially Kazakhstan.
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sarkhes Special Economic Zone while emphasizing the importance of the Kazakhstan market and its position in Central Asia said: Kazakhstan has a decisive role in our executive policies and our planning in this area is based on a strong presence in this country and increasing interactions with businessmen and Investors are Kazakhstan.
Barhamand added: It is planned to hand over a few hectares of land in the railway site of the special zone to the investors of Kazakhstan to create a warehouse and store goods, and in this way create a large market for economic transactions.
According to the public relations report of the Sarkhes Special Economic Zone, the head of the Iran-Kazakhstan joint chamber also said yesterday evening in a meeting with the officials of the Sarkhes Special Economic Zone: This special economic zone is the only place in the country that has exclusively export-oriented characteristics and is considered the transit gate of the country.
Amir Abedi added: Kazakhstan is a powerful country with a strong infrastructure in the fields of agriculture and energy and has valuable support capacities, especially in railway lines. Therefore, due to the location of the Fern Special Economic Zone, this area is the main priority for merchants and owners of goods and important transport companies in Kazakhstan. Is.
He announced the volume of trade between Iran and Kazakhstan at 380 million dollars and continued: By activating more ports in Sarkhes Special Economic Zone and using its unique facilities, this figure can be increased to one billion dollars.
Sarkhas Special Economic Zone is located near the zero point of Iran-Turkmenistan border and 185 km northeast of Mashhad.
Razavi Khorasan shares a 532 km border with Turkmenistan from the north and northeast. This border strip is located within the boundaries of Qochan, Darghz, Kalat, Sarkhs and Salehabad cities of Razavi Khorasan.
14% of the total land borders of the Islamic Republic of Iran are 834 km long in the east of the country and the geographical area of Razavi Khorasan Province is adjacent to the countries of Turkmenistan and Afghanistan.
The Commonwealth of Independent States includes some of the independent republics of the former Soviet Union, which were formed in a security and economic cooperation agreement, and currently the Republic of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Tajikistan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Moldova are members of this union. have remained and Turkmenistan has continued its partnership with the CIS countries as an associate member since 2005.
