Iran Plans Results-Driven, Project-Focused Presence at Eurasia Summit to Boost Engineering Service Exports

TEHRAN (Iran News) Naghavi described the summit as a key milestone in Iran’s economic diplomacy and a practical opportunity to strengthen the country’s position in regional markets. He stressed that meaningful results can only be achieved through the active and coordinated involvement of the private sector, engineering associations, and relevant government institutions.

The Eurasia Summit will take place in Tehran from February 1 to February 4, with delegations from 17 countries expected to attend. Naghavi noted that many of these countries represent important target and potential markets for Iranian technical and engineering services. From this perspective, he emphasized that the event should not be treated as a symbolic or discussion-only gathering, but rather as a platform for Iranian companies to enter regional infrastructure and development projects in a professional and well-planned manner.

“The Eurasia Summit reflects the accumulation of Iran’s technical, engineering, and executive capabilities,” Naghavi said. “With the right approach, it can mark the beginning of a serious, systematic, and sustainable presence of Iranian companies in regional markets—one that leads to contract signings, joint project definitions, and concrete executive cooperation.”

Explaining the background to the formation of the Joint Committee for the Export of Technical and Engineering Services of Iran, Naghavi said the initiative was launched at the proposal of the Technical and Engineering Services Commission in response to a long-standing challenge in the sector. For years, the absence of institutional coordination, professional consensus, and a unified national voice had weakened Iran’s performance in exporting engineering services.

He noted that the Technical and Engineering Services Commission of the Iran Chamber now serves as a platform for consensus among engineering associations that genuinely represent Iranian engineering, contracting, and consulting firms. These associations, he said, play a decisive role in the success of service exports. As a result, the joint committee was formed with the participation of influential government bodies, the Iran Chamber as the leading representative of the private sector, and specialized engineering associations to translate coordination into practical action.

Naghavi highlighted the committee’s central role at the Eurasia Summit, stating that it will be responsible for shaping the content of Iran’s participation. This includes designing specialized panels, organizing targeted meetings, and facilitating structured engagement with foreign delegations. The goal, he explained, is to move beyond general introductions and elevate discussions to the level of negotiations, mutual understanding, and the definition of realistic and executable projects.

He added that extensive planning has been carried out to organize several specialized panels focused on Iran’s capabilities in exporting technical and engineering services. These panels will bring together engineering associations, leading private-sector figures, capable Iranian companies, and foreign participants. The emphasis will be on presenting practical, competitive, and market-ready capacities rather than promotional or abstract narratives.

In addition to panel discussions, the agenda includes the signing of cooperation memoranda, expert-level meetings, and direct negotiations between Iranian firms and foreign counterparts. Naghavi stressed that the main objective is to ensure that the summit produces tangible outcomes. “The success of this event should be measured by defined cooperation pathways, joint projects, and effective post-summit follow-up mechanisms, not by speeches alone,” he said.

He also underscored the importance of business-to-business (B2B), business-to-government (B2G), and government-to-government (G2G) meetings on the sidelines of the summit. Large technical and engineering projects, he noted, often require simultaneous engagement at multiple levels. Infrastructure and development initiatives in the region typically depend on coordinated interaction among private companies, professional associations, and public institutions in both the source and host countries.

Naghavi pointed out that this is the first time Iran is approaching an international summit in the field of technical and engineering services with such a clear, unified, and structured strategy. He emphasized that achieving this level of professionalism would not be possible without close coordination among the government, the Iran Chamber, and engineering associations. He added that all meetings and panels must be designed and implemented according to international professional standards to build trust and enable effective market entry.

In conclusion, Naghavi described the Eurasia Summit as a potential turning point in the economic diplomacy of Iran’s private sector. He said the event could open a new phase of active, competitive, and professional engagement by Iranian companies in regional markets. With sustained coordination among public institutions, the Iran Chamber, and engineering associations, the export of technical and engineering services could become a stable and long-term driver of Iran’s economic development.