Iran, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan have agreed in principle to establish a regional digital corridor aimed at connecting Central Asia to the Persian Gulf and neighboring countries.

Iran’s Minister of Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Seyyed Sattar Hashemi, announced that the three countries have reached a preliminary agreement to establish a joint digital corridor aimed at connecting Central Asia to the Persian Gulf and neighboring countries.

Hashemi made the announcement following a trilateral meeting with Turkmenistan’s Minister of Communications Hajymyrat Hudaýgulyýew, and Kazakhstan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development Doszhan Mussaliyev on the sidelines of the second day of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Plenipotentiary Conference 2026 (PP-26) in Doha.

The three ministers also discussed expanding cooperation in telecommunications and strengthening digital connectivity across the region.

The proposed corridor is intended to connect Central Asian countries to the Persian Gulf and provide communication routes linking them with other neighboring countries. Under the preliminary agreement, the details of cooperation will be examined in further negotiations, with a final agreement expected to be concluded in the near future.

The establishment of the digital corridor could help boost the region’s telecommunications infrastructure and ensure the stability of digital services by developing communication routes and increasing connectivity capacity among the participating countries.

The cooperation is expected to pave the way for the three countries to make use of their geographical and infrastructural capacities to expand regional connectivity and facilitate data exchanges between Central Asia, the Persian Gulf and surrounding countries.

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The ITU Plenipotentiary Conference is being held the Qatari capital of Doha, from November 9 to 27. As the International Telecommunication Union’s highest decision-making and policy-setting body, the conference is held every four years with the participation of representatives from member states.

It is responsible for determining the union’s future strategies and priorities.

Hashemi traveled to Doha at the head of a delegation to strengthen technological diplomacy, expand bilateral and multilateral cooperation, and pursue the interests of Iran at the international event.

Bilateral meetings with ministers and senior officials from various countries, as well as discussions on potential areas of cooperation in telecommunications and emerging technologies, are among the main objectives of Hashemi’s visit.