On December 14, 2021 India, Iran and Uzbekistan held talks on joint use of the Chabahar Port. They also underlined the importance role played by the port in enhancing regional connectivity.

Key Points

• During the meeting, the three countries discussed further development of transportation corridor across the port.
• It was the second such virtual meeting among them on developing the strategically important port.
• Participating countries also highlighted the increase in transit traffic between South Asia and Central Asia through the Shahid Behesti Terminal at Chabahar Port. They also discussed the development of transportation corridor.

Chabahar Port

Chabahar seaport is in Chabahar located in Iran, on the Gulf of Oman. The port serves as the only oceanic port of Iran. It comprises of two separate ports namely, Shahid Kalantari and Shahid Beheshti. Each of the ports have five berths. It is located at around 170 kilometres west of Gwadar port in Pakistan.