Azerbaijan, Baku, Sep.16/ Trend R.Zamanov
Afghan businesses believe that the Iranian port city of Chabahar is the best route for exporting goods from their country.
The first cargo of Afghan goods was exported to India via Chabahar port two months ago, the Fars News Agency reported.
The businesses now say Iran's Chabahar port is a more suitable path to export goods to India compared to Pakistan's Karachi port.
They believe using Chabahar is profitable for them and will help Afghanistan's economy to flourish.
Afghanistan's Ambassador to Tehran said in July that the Iranian port city of Chabahar is the best path for trade between Iran, Afghanistan and India.
"Afghanistan is negotiating with its biggest trade partner India to use Iran's Chabahar port's potential for Kabul-New Delhi trading," the Fars News Agency quoted Nasir Ahmad Noor as saying.
"Iran and Afghanistan should boost their bilateral trade," he added.
The Afghan Ambassador had previously said on June 13 that once the development plan of Iran's south-western port city of Chabahar is completed, the two countries bilateral trade would be noticeably boosted.
Kabul imported about $2.87 billion worth of goods from Iran in the previous calendar year which ended March 20.
Iran has also exported $1.18 billion worth of goods to Afghanistan in the first five months of the current calendar year.