Prospects of cooperation between Kazakhstan and Iran

Abstract

The Silk Road was one of the first models of peaceful coexistence of different countries, cultures, peoples and civilizations of Eurasia. For a long period the trade and cultural interaction between Europe and Southeast Asia went via this road. To use this unique set of historical, economic, cultural and com- munication qualities of the silk road in the new century as a path of political and economic progress is a historical duty of a modern civilization. Currently, global economic integration is developing rapidly. In this regard, in order to deepen regional cooperation, the project the Economic belt of Silk road was created, along which about three billion people live. The article discusses the prospects of bilateral eco- nomic relations between Iran and Kazakhstan on the background of a new economic strategy of China under the name «One belt and one road» whose objectives are the development of the North-Eastern regions of China and the integration of neighboring Eurasian States. Confrontation between the West and the East, the US and NATO against Russia, Iran and China is growing. There is a disintegration of the former system of checks and balances, and international institutions are not able to guarantee peace and stability. The examples of this are the armed conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Yemen, which killed hundred thousands of innocent civilians, and millions of people became refugees. The author writes about the docking of the projects «One belt and one road» and the Iran-Kazakhstan relations as an opportunity for all participants and analyzes the benefits that it will bring.