Head of Iran-Uzbekistan Joint Chamber of Commerce says the process for Uzbekistan’s signing Chabahar agreement is in the final stage and will be soon finalized.
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Head of Iran-Uzbekistan Joint Chamber of Commerce says the process for Uzbekistan’s signing Chabahar agreement is in the final stage and will be soon finalized.
India is hosting the dialogue to discuss the overall security situation in Afghanistan following the Taliban's capture of power in the country.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called on Central Asian countries to benefit from Iran’s southeastern Chabahar Port capacities for expanding their trade in the region, Bloomberg reported.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is traveling to four Central Asian countries for a 4-day trip beginning on April 5, according to Foreign Ministry spokesman.
A Member of Parliament (Majles) Commission on Economy says Iran in its international economic relations should not be negligent of potentials of neighboring states, claiming that Iran’s exports to EU states last year were less than $500m while at the same time exports to Afghanistan by itself were around $3b.
Iran's commercial attache to Afghanistan said on Saturday that under the current situation, Afghanistan can be a new route for the transit of Iranian goods to Central Asian countries, especially Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
Since the beginning of this Iranian year (March 21, 2019), 800,000 tons of goods have been exported from Iran to Central Asian countries by 13,000 cargo railcars, Director General of the Iranian Khorasan Railway Office Mostafa Naseri Varg said.