Afghanistan, India, Iran meet to finalize Chabahar Agreement

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Afghanistan, India and Iran discussed the Chabahar transit corridor to finalize the transportation agreement, a statement released by Afghan ministry of foreign affairs said.

According to the statement a meeting was held between the representatives of the three neighboring countries to expand regional trade between the three countries.

The representatives have decided to gather in New Delhi in order to finalize the agreement in the near future.

The Afghan government says that Chabahar port because of its strategic position is of particular economic importance to the countries of the region.

At the sixth meeting of Regional Economic Cooperation Conference for Afghanistan (RECCA) in Kabul, it was decided that the Chabahar transit corridor agreement must be finalized as soon as possible.

Iran, Afghanistan and India intend to create an international transportation route that they have dubbed the Chabahar transit corridor, in order to expand the mutual cooperation between the countries and consolidate their ties in various fields.