Kazakh president proposes Russia-Kazakhstan-Iran fiber-optic communication line

ASTANA. Dec 26 (Interfax) - Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev proposed that a fiber-optic communication line be laid between Russia, Kazakhstan and Iran.

"I propose that a fiber-optic communication line along the Russia-Kazakhstan-Iran route be considered to connect to existing international lines running along the coast of the Indian Ocean," Tokayev said at a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in St. Petersburg.

"This will not only create an alternative route for transit traffic in the Eurasian space, but also significantly strengthen the position of our Union in data logistics at the global level," he said.