Iran, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan have reached an initial agreement to establish a joint digital corridor connecting Central Asian countries to the Persian Gulf and providing communication links with other neighboring states.
Iranian Minister of Information and Communications Technology Sattar Hashemi held talks with Turkmenistan’s Minister of Communications Khadzhimurat Khudaygulyev and Vice Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development of Kazakhstan Musaliev Doszhan Ualdinovich on the sidelines of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Plenipotentiary Conference 2026 in Doha.
The three officials discussed ways to expand cooperation in telecommunications and strengthen regional digital connectivity, reaching an initial understanding on the creation of the joint corridor with the participation of their countries.
Under the preliminary agreement, the parties will examine the details of cooperation in further negotiations, with a final agreement expected to be concluded in the near future.
The proposed corridor is intended to expand communication routes and increase connectivity capacity among the participating countries, strengthening regional telecommunications infrastructure and ensuring more sustainable digital services.
It would also make use of the three countries’ geographical and infrastructural advantages to facilitate data exchange between Central Asia, the Persian Gulf and neighboring regions.