Tehran, Iran, May 27
By Kamyar Eghbalnejad - Trend:
A member of Turkmenistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry said Ashgabat is willing to use the Iranian southeastern port of Shahid Beheshti in Chabahr as a conduit for shipment of its goods to different parts of the world.
“Shahid Beheshti Port has a high potential for investment. Turkmenistan has long had an eye on Chabahar,” Karim Akmamedov said on May 27 while touring the international port in the province of Sistan and Baluchestan, according to a report by the Trend news agency’s correspondent in Tehran.
We want to use the port a channel to export our goods to the world, he added.
“We believe that Chabahar port’s infrastructures have created a unique opportunity for Central Asian nations, particularly Turkmenistan, to have business transactions with other countries,” Akmamedov said.
“In the first step, we are planning to export 120,000 tons of cargo through the Chabahar port,” he said.
During the tour, an official with the province’s Ports and Maritime Department said Iran is ready to attract investment from Turkmenistan to finance its projects.
“The Chabahar port was established to connect the Commonwealth of Independent States as well as Afghanistan to international waters”.
Chabahar is the closest and best access point of Iran to the Indian Ocean and Iran has devised serious plans to turn it into a transit hub for immediate access to markets in the northern part of the Indian Ocean and Central Asia.
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