India: India, Iran and Uzbekistan hold discussion on Chabahar port

NEW DELHI, 15 December 2021, (TON): India, Iran and Uzbekistan discussed the further development of the transit and transportation corridor centred round the Iranian port of Chabahar during a trilateral meeting on the joint use of the port on the Gulf of Oman.

This was the second virtual meeting of the trilateral working group on the joint use of Chabahar port, and it was held exactly a year after the first meeting.

The external affairs ministry said in a statement “the participants underlined the important role played by Chabahar Port during humanitarian crises as well as in enhancing regional connectivity.”

The statement added “they also took note of the increase in transit traffic between Central Asia and South Asia through the Shahid Behesti Terminal, Chabahar Port and discussed further development of transportation corridor.”

The Indian side agreed to send a high-level delegation to Chabahar next year at the invitation of the Iranian side.

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