Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani held talks with Afghanistan Vice President Hamid Ansari on transportation of goods from Chabahar port in Iran.
Two Indian ports expressed interest to upgrade Chabahar port and India’s External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid held discussion with Iran on the matter in May.
Now, India would send a delegation to Iran to discuss upgradation of the port and the two sides will begin negotiations on a trilateral transit agreement to ship goods to the landlocked Afghanistan. The transit agreement involves India, Iran and Afghanistan.
The upgradation process is expected to take two or more years. To discuss the details of the project, a delegation led by Director General, Shipping from India will soon go to Tehran.The delegation would work out cost and other issues along with the proposed transit agreement.
Chabahar port, which is surrounded by a free trade zone, is vital particularly since Pakistan does not allow transit facility from India to Afghanistan.
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