Chabahar pact important milestone
PM says New Delhi will work to provide connectivity to landlocked Afghanistan and Central Asia region
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Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed India signing a contract to operate the strategic Iranian port of Chabahar as an important milestone and said New Delhi will work to provide connectivity to landlocked Afghanistan and Central Asia region to promote trade and commerce. In an interview, he said India will work to promote regional connectivity, trade and commerce through not just the Chabahar port but also through the International North South Transport Corridor as also the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor.
Since coming to power in 2014, Modi said, his government gave precedence to Chabahar Port. “In 2016, during my visit to Iran, the trilateral agreement between India, Iran and Afghanistan was signed, in order to provide the much-needed connectivity to Afghanistan.”
An Indian company took over the port operations a few years ago, and since then it is being used by India to provide “humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan including wheat, pulses, pesticides, medical supplies. The recent signing of the long-term agreement for the development of Chabahar Port is an important milestone,” he said.
