the convention and its additional protocols are a favorable legal basis for the protection of the environment of this sea, we expect that the agreement with the caspian countries of the secretary of the tehran convention, as soon as possible, will be placed in this region dear colleagues in the islamic republic of iran despite all pressures and e, multilateral sanctions are huge sanctions that have been imposed against our country. we were able to achieve success in investing in oil, gas, electricity, as well as the creation of, so to speak, petrochemical cities on the coast of our seas and the transfer of water from the sea, the creation of a high-speed highway, as well as a decrease in inflation. with

the passage and inflation, and the creation of a trade balance after many years of our sanctions, which became positive, so the issue is expensive. here is the question of transit. this is very important. we are 200 km. with the help of 200 km of railways, on the one hand, the caspian states to europe and, on the other hand, to the middle of the mediterranean sea, and we can do this, that is, if we can, if we can, on the one hand, and khuramshar and beads on the other, an iron to build this road, that is, practically at the level of 200 e kilometers of the railway. one side. from the north we can to europe and other pike we can join to the middle.

by the sea, so the transit is just very important. uh, part of our potential . we have huge potentials. this part of the caspian sea. in fact, it is a very divine grace for the comfort of all peoples living on the coast of this sea. and even those or even those people who nevertheless can use uh, the grace of this sea. to me it seems that this is the task of all the governments that have prepared this ground. yes, yes, the use of this sea, uh, in uh, in the interests. ah, our peoples. we must, of course, build up the private sector of our countries and build appropriate conditions so that the peoples, too, can work and lead an active economic life. activities and we should not, of course, we

have problems in terms of banking e, interactions of monetary and unification, tariffs of duties, we have problems and last on this previous meeting told my colleagues to create a secretariat for this e-forum, that you all the details dealt with these issues, developed a long-term program and developed a roadmap so that in any case hmm this view could be translated almost completely from the adoption, here the decision was reached agreements. and we could keep here our consolidation of unity on the coast of the caspian sea and rest assured that if we can, so to speak, work out a favorable mechanism. yes , the use of our economic opportunities, that exist in all our cosmic sides. we can, of course, take a

long-term step towards increasing the economic well-being and increasing the level of security and well-being of our countries, in any case, i would like you to know the opportunities that we have, if we could make synergy and with a common approach, if we could develop a program. it seems to me that this region could turn into a very safe region more effectively and play a very important role in the international international economy. thank you thank you very much for your attention. thank you. the floor is given to the prime minister of the republic of kazakhstan ismailov alikhan askhanovich. dear forum participants, first of all, expressing gratitude to the chairman of the government of the

russian federation mishustin mikhail vladimirovich for the excellent organization of the forum and the traditionally warm welcome, the caspian economic forum has established itself as a mutually beneficial and long-term format of cooperation. i would like to note that the sixth caspian summit held in ashgabat demonstrated the solidarity and ability of the caspian five countries to resolve issues in a good-neighborly and rational manner. the caspian region has a rich history and diverse culture. here are concentrated. significant human resources and the richest natural resources due to its geographical location and unique transit potential. the caspian plays an important role in the development of international trade. in this regard, let me dwell on some priority areas of our cooperation. the first is development of transport infrastructure and expansion of international trade kazakhstan has outlined big plans for the formation of cross-border hubs, which will increase the potential of transport corridors

north and south. east and west are seaports, aktau kuryk is a dry port.