India’s invitation to Central Asian countries for trade in Iran’s Chabahar

Arun Kumar Chatterjee in a conversation with Akipress news agency in response to which transit corridors India is developing in Central Asia? He said: India knows the importance of regional communication and believes in creating transport corridors to reach Central Asia and beyond.

This Indian diplomat, pointing out that Delhi cooperates with regional countries in order to develop transport corridors, said: The North-South International Corridor is an important regional communication project for which India is cooperating with several countries (Iran and Russia). cooperates.

He described India’s decision to strengthen regional connectivity and investment in Chabahar port as a turning point and added: Delhi is participating in the development of phase one of Shahid Beheshti terminal in Chabahar with the cooperation of the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Considering that phase one of Shahid Beheshti Port in Chabahar has been completed with an investment of one billion dollars, he announced that New Delhi is developing phase one of this terminal in cooperation with Tehran.

Chatterjee, while emphasizing the reduction of time, distance and cost due to the use of Chabahar region, continued: We invited our neighbors in Central Asia to use Chabahar port in Iran as well as Shahid Beheshti terminal in this port for maritime trade with India. and other countries of the world to use.

Qasem Asgari Nesab, Director General of Ports and Maritime Affairs of Sistan and Baluchistan Province, stated in January regarding the status of Shahid Beheshti Port in Chabahar: Phase one of this port has been completed and put into operation with an investment of one billion dollars by the Ports and Maritime Organization. /p>
He explained: 45 government construction projects (Ports and Maritime Organization) worth 367,560 billion Rials plus 56 million dollars and 12 investment projects for the private sector worth 68,000 billion Rials plus 22 million euros. It has been.

Source: IRNA