Iran, India and Armenia insist on using Chabahar port as much as possible

According to the report of the international group of Fars news agency, the ambassadors of Iran and India in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, and a senior Armenian diplomat on Tuesday discussed the importance of Armenia’s participation in the North-South international transport corridor. They emphasized the better use of Chabahar port and increasing cooperation with Iran. /32715839.html”>Radio Free Europe” Nilakshi Saha Sinha, the Ambassador of India to Armenia, on Tuesday in a forum of Armenia, indicated the country’s readiness to cooperate with Armenia and Iran in the field of using Chabahar Port as much as possible. Kurds.

India has set up two terminals in Chabahar port in Iran. This country has proposed that the port located in the Oman Sea should be included in the North-South International Transport Corridor project which was started by Russia, Iran and India in 2000.

India’s ambassador in Yerevan said: “We are ready to cooperate with Armenia so that this country can benefit from the opportunities of this corridor and India will make it easier for Armenian companies to transport cargo to Chabahar.”

The senior diplomats of Armenia, India and Iran discussed the possibility of creating such a trade route in the first tripartite talks held in Yerevan this April.

“Mehdi Sobhani”, Iran’s ambassador to Armenia, also said: “We believe that the communication corridor between India and the port of Chabahar in Iran and Armenia and the north of the Black Sea is a safe route for transporting goods to the north and Europe.”

In 2021, the Armenian government proposed that Indian companies use Chabahar to send cargo not only to Armenia, but also to Georgia, Russia and even Europe.

Armenia has long maintained cordial relations with Iran and deepened its relations with India in the past years. In the meantime, Iran, in turn, has repeatedly warned against Baku’s attempt to destroy the common border and transport lines with Armenia.

The Armenian government At the end of October, he signed a contract with two Iranian companies to upgrade the 32-kilometer section of the main “Sionik” highway leading to the Iranian border. The Islamic Republic of Iran attended the signing ceremony of the $215 million contract in Yerevan and emphasized its geopolitical importance for Tehran. In a meeting on the topic of “new realities of the region and peace” held in Yerevan, he emphasized Armenia’s warm relations with Iran, Georgia and India. The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia pointed out that this country is trying to develop its traditional relations with Iran.

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