The Tehran Dialogue Forum 2025, organized by the Center for Political and International Studies under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, was held in the capital of Iran on May 18-19, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reports.
Vice-Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov, who took part in the forum, presented the transport and energy vector of our country's foreign economic strategy.
Speaking at a panel discussion on the topic "From the Indian Subcontinent to Eurasia: Transport Corridors, Geoeconomics and Emerging Potentials", Meredov presented Turkmenistan's position on the development of transport and logistics connectivity as a key factor in sustainable economic growth and interdependence of regions.
It was stated that the implementation of continental corridors should become a fundamental element of international partnership. In this context, special emphasis was placed on Turkmenistan's initiative "Revival of the Great Silk Road", which is aimed at creating an integration platform in the Eurasian space.
The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan outlined in detail the country's priorities in the field of transport diplomacy, including the implementation of national infrastructure projects, the construction of railways and highways, the modernization of port infrastructure in the Caspian Sea and participation in regional transit initiatives. The importance of developing transport and logistics links with the participation of Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Iran was particularly emphasized.
Meredov also drew the participants' attention to the role of sustainable transport in achieving the SDGs, Turkmenistan's contribution to promoting the global transport dialogue, including holding the first UN Global Conference on Sustainable Transport in Ashgabat in 2016 and the adoption of a number of thematic resolutions by the UN General Assembly on the initiative of Turkmenistan.
At the same time, the importance of the energy vector of Turkmenistan's foreign economic strategy was noted. In this context, the country's efforts to diversify energy supply routes, including the TAPI gas pipeline project and expanding electricity exports to the West Asian region, were mentioned.
On the sidelines of the Tehran Forum, Meredov also held bilateral meetings with representatives of the participating countries, during which issues of further development of interstate dialogue were discussed.
