Monday, July 29, 2013 - Kabul—Afghanistan’s export activities through the Chabahar Port in southeastern Iran officially began on Saturday.
The port serves as alternative to the Pakistan’s Karachi Port where export activities were constantly interrupted by political restrictions and high storage cost, according to Afghan officials. “But it doesn’t mean an end to exports via the Wagah border between Pakistan and India. However, the Chabahar option is more economical and profitable for Afghanistan,” Abdul Qadeer Mustafa, spokesman to the Export Promotion Agency of Afghanistan (EPAA) said.
The Port of Chabahar is a seaport in Chahbahar in southeastern Iran (occupied Balochistan). Its location lies on the border of Indian Ocean and Oman Sea. It is the only Iranian port with direct access to ocean. Afghanistan will be able to export its products directly to India, Kazakhstan, Gulf and European states in an efficient manner through the port.
According to Mr. Mustafa, this would be Afghanistan’s first time in its history to directly dispatch products to India. India’s interest in Chabahar came after China had expressed interest in taking the Gwadar port in Pakistan. It is located 72 km west of Gwadar port. In a trilateral meeting last year, India, Afghanistan and Iran discussed ways to expand trade and economic ties among the three countries starting.—INP
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