India plans to turn Chabahar port into a transit hub – Mehr news agency Iran and world’s news

According to Mehr news agency, citing Sputnik news agency, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways of India issued a statement on Sunday that New Delhi is keen to use the incentives of Shahid Beheshti Port and Chabahar Free Trade Zone for commercial and logistics companies. .

According to Sputnik, citing Indian media, Sarbadana Sonowal, Minister of Ports and Shipping of India, said in this regard: India’s vision is to turn the Shahid Beheshti port in Chabahar into a transit hub and connect it to the northern corridor. – To connect the south with the aim of access to the countries of Central Asia.

He further emphasized: India is eager to use the incentives of Shahid Beheshti Port and Chabahar Free Trade Zone for commercial and logistics companies. The port will improve the region’s logistics network and promote a joint initiative to create a regional trans-national transport corridor that not only trades New Delhi; Rather, it strengthens global trade.

Chabahar Port is a key pillar of the Indo-Pacific vision to connect Eurasia with the Indian Ocean region.

In the ceremony of Chabahar Day organized by the Indian Ministry of Ports and Shipping in Mumbai, personalities from Central Asian countries and the Islamic Republic of Iran, including Abolfazl Mohammad Alikhani, Consul General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Mumbai, Masoud Ustad Hossein, Advisor to the Minister of Roads and Urban Development, and ambassadors The countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and the Consul General of Afghanistan were present.

In 2015, India reached an agreement with Iran regarding the development of Chabahar port and the construction of a railway line that connects India to Afghanistan, and in 2016, the Prime Minister of this country, Narendra Modi, during his visit to Iran, signed the capital agreement. signed an agreement for the development of Chabahar with Tehran.