during this visit Kahiluoto has expressed his country’s
willingness for providing technical assistance to this port and using the
port’s capacities for connecting to East Asian countries.
“Chabahar port is seeking superior technology, and Finland,
as a provider of such technology, welcomes the provision of services to the
port of Chabahar,” the ambassador said.
“The port of Chabahar is important for Finland in terms of
providing humanitarian aid to Afghanistan and relations with Asian countries,”
Kahiluoto added.
The official noted that during his visit to the port, he has
collected a good body of knowledge about the port’s capacities and potentials
and will inform Finnish companies about the opportunities in the Iranian
oceanic port.
During this visit, Behrouz Aghaei, the director-general of
the Ports and Maritime Department of Sistan-Baluchestan Province, who also
accompanied the Finnish ambassador, noted that Chabahar port has made good
progress in the past few years in terms of construction and infrastructure, and
this port has no restrictions on providing services, and any country that is
interested in investing in Chabahar port will be welcomed.
He said that this year, most of the ships carrying basic
goods to the port of Shahid Beheshti in Chabahar have been large-scale vessels
with over 70,000 tons of capacity.