India, Iran sign 15 Agreements
15 agreements were signed Saturday among the senior officials of the two countries during the visit of the Iranian president Hassan Rouhani to India.
15 agreements were signed Saturday among the senior officials of the two countries during the visit of the Iranian president Hassan Rouhani to India.
A lease contract was also signed which will allow an Indian company to take over for 18 months operational control of facilities at Shahid Beheshti Port in Chabahar. The Times of India reported.
Thanking Rouhani for Chabahar port development, Modi said India will support construction of the Chabahar-Zahedan rail link in Iran to allow Chabahar gateway’s potential to be fully utilized.
“We want to expand connectivity, cooperation in the energy sector and the centuries-old bilateral relationship,” said Modi.
The port project is important for India as it will allow it to bypass Pakistan in accessing not just Afghanistan but also central Asian countries.
It is said that the two sides emphasized further cooperation through the Chabahar Port, which will connect the two countries to Central Asian and European countries.
