Iran, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan have signed a gas swap deal for up to 2 billion cubic meters (bcm) per year.
Iranian Labour News Agency
Iran, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan have signed a gas swap deal for up to 2 billion cubic meters (bcm) per year.
An Iranian official believes Chabahar port is turning into a new hub for trade and industry in Iran and even the whole Central Asia region.
For the first time, India, Iran, and Uzbekistan will hold a trilateral dialogue on Monday on joint use of the strategically located Chabahar port which is being increasingly seen as a fulcrum of connectivity to Central Asia.
Iran’s newly inaugurated Chabahar port will expand the country’s significance for the Central Asia region, serving as a corridor for transporting goods from/to Afghanistan, India, as well as link other important trade roads, providing access to the ocean, James M. Dorsey, political analyst, senior fellow at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University, told Trend.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said boosting relations with neighboring countries particularly in economic and national security terms is among Iran's foreign policy priorities.