‘Longer but safer’ routes may beat speed: France says IMEC ‘more necessary amid Gaza, Iran, Hormuz crises’
France’s India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor envoy Gérard Mestrallet said Gaza, Iran tensions and Strait of Hormuz risks have made IMEC more necessary. He said “longer but safer” routes could become preferable, with the corridor evolving into a resilient network of alternative routes.
The ongoing crises in the Middle East, including the Gaza war, tensions involving Iran and disruption risks around the Strait of Hormuz, have made the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) more necessary, according to Gérard Mestrallet, Special Envoy of the French President for IMEC. Mestrallet emphasized that the corridor is increasingly being viewed as a network of complementary routes that can provide alternatives when one route is disrupted, highlighting the importance of resilience in the current geopolitical environment.
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