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PMO deputy head, Director General of Political Affairs of the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of India, representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
the Islamic Republic of Iran, managers of the Indian company IPGL and
provincial officials attended the inauguration ceremony for the new equipment
supplied by the Indian side.
J. P. Singh, Director General of Political Affairs of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of India stated that Chabahar port has provided excellent
services over the past year. Last year, the Indian government supplied 75,000 tons
of wheat to the Afghan people through the port of Chabahar.
he added: Central Asian countries are quite interested in
using the port of Chabahar. Chabahar is a transit port and is the economic
preference of many countries for maritime trade. I have received the message
from the Deputy of Ports affairs of the port and Maritime organization that the
supply of equipment should be expedited.
both sides inaugurated two 140-ton harbor cranes, worth $8.5
million, that arrived earlier at Shahid Beheshti port to mark the activation of
the contract between the PMO and the Indian side. The equipment will be used
for the development of Phase I of Shahid Beheshti Port.