The Third Caspian Economic Forum was held in Tehran on February 17-18. Its participants considered the prospects for expanding economic cooperation and increasing trade volumes between the Caspian countries, developing transport routes and increasing transit traffic, joint exploitation of energy resources, sustainable management of the Caspian Sea resources and environmental protection issues

In January 2025, 96 freight trains departed from Jiangsu Province in Eastern China to Central Asia, marking a 38.7% increase compared to the same period last year. This information was reported by Xinhua News Agency, citing the Transportation Department of the aforementioned province.

February 17 to 19, a Turkmen delegation, headed by Rahymberdi Jepbarov, Chairman of the Board of the State Bank for Foreign Economic Affairs of Turkmenistan, paid a working visit to Tokyo

At a meeting with the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, Hojamyrat Geldimyradov, who arrived in Tehran to participate in the Third Caspian Economic Summit, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian noted that "Iran and Turkmenistan have great grounds and opportunities for developing relations, which, if activated, could increase the trade turnover between the two countries several times

At the III Caspian Economic Forum in Tehran, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, Hojamyrat Geldimyradov, proposed that the Caspian countries consider creating joint logistics centers and platforms. The Vice-Premier emphasized the importance of the North-South transport corridor projects along the eastern coast of the Caspian Sea, with access to Iran and further to the seaports of the Indian Ocean, and the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route.

The Transport and Logistics Center of Turkmenistan (TULM) ensures the efficient transportation of goods and coordination of logistics processes along this route.

At the III Economic Forum of Prime Ministers of the Caspian Littoral States in Tehran, Iran's First Vice President, Mohammad Reza Aref, proposed the creation of free trade zones among the Caspian Sea countries.

Russia is actively discussing the need to integrate the Northern Sea Route (NSR) into the international transport corridor "North-South", TASS reports.

In 2024, passenger traffic across the Caspian Sea in Azerbaijan increased significantly.

The Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, Hojamyrat Geldimyradov, who is on a visit to Tehran, met with the First Vice President of Iran, Mohammadreza Aref, on the sidelines of the III Caspian Economic Forum