Iran, EAEU Sign 3-Year Roadmap on Free Trade

Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) have signed a three-year roadmap to strengthen free trade cooperation, during the first joint committee meeting held in Moscow, according to TV BRICS.

The roadmap, covering 2025–2028, was signed by Iranian Minister of Industry, Mining and Trade Mohammad Atabak and EAEU Minister in charge of Trade Andrey Slepnev. It focuses on key areas such as transport, logistics, customs digitalisation, and advancing the North–South corridor, considered a vital trade route connecting Eurasia to the Indian Ocean.

As part of the agreement, both sides will establish “green customs corridors”, expand electronic transport systems, and facilitate refrigerated goods movement under the Eurasia Agro Express project. Discussions also addressed port cooperation, infrastructure integration, and granting EAEU states greater access to Iranian ports.

Additional accords include the mutual issuance of halal certificates, efforts to remove technical trade barriers, and the creation of an electronic system to confirm the origin of goods. Iran is also set to join the EAEU’s pharmaceutical committee as an observer, with joint consultations planned to improve access to medicines and medical equipment.

The agreement also provides for the establishment of a customs cooperation subcommittee and coordination on sanitary and phytosanitary standards in agricultural trade.

This roadmap highlights a deepening partnership between Iran and the EAEU, aimed at accelerating free trade implementation, diversifying economic links, and reinforcing Eurasia’s connectivity with global markets.