TIL Desk/Business/New Delhi/Amid deepening Indo-Iranian ties, the government is hopeful that the strategic Chabahar Port will be operational by 2018, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said.
The Road, Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister will represent India at the oath taking ceremony Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had earlier congratulated Rouhani on his re-election as the President of Iran and affirmed India’s commitment to strengthen the special relations between the countries.
“India and Iran have been historically sharing special ties … We are keen on developing Chabahar Port and are hopeful of starting operations in 12 to 18 months,” Gadkari told on the eve of his visit to Tehran.
Gakdari is keen on expediting development of the Chabahar port, located in the Sistan-Baluchistan province on the energy-rich Persian Gulf nation’s southern coast that can be easily accessed from India’s west coast, bypassing Pakistan.
