January 8, 2019 7:43 PM

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India to fully operationalise Chabahar port soon, says Gadkari

India is hopeful of the complete operationalisation of the Chabahar Port in the Sistan-Balochistan province of Iran soon. <br />''<br />''<br />''Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who reached India on Monday, met Road, Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi on Tuesday.<br />''<br />''<br />''Talking to media after the meeting, Mr Gadkari said, he and Mr Zarif had a good discussion with regard to the Chabahar Port and the two countries are working very hard on its operationalisation as it is very important for both the nations. <br />''<br />''<br />''Mr Gadkari said a lot of other proposals were also discussed with his Iranian counterpart. <br />''<br />''<br />''Mr Gadkari said, he had a very productive meeting with Mr Zarif. After meeting Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, Mr Zarif said India can look at investments in sectors like petrochemicals and fertilisers in the Chabahar area. <br />'' <br />''The Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif also attended India-Iran Business Seminar along with Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh. <br />''<br />''<br />''Mr Singh urged business communities at the India-Iran Business Seminar to enhance and diversify trade and economic cooperation. He said, initiatives for connectivity- Chabahar and International North-South Transport Corridor are important for landlocked economies of Afghanistan and Central Asia.<br />''<br />''<br />''Iran Foreign Minister hoped that India will seek another waiver from US sanctions to continue buying its crude oil, noting that it is the world's fastest-growing major economy's most reliable energy provider.<br />''<br />''<br />''India in November last year won a six-month waiver to buy crude oil from Iran after it agreed to cut imports and escrow rupee payments.<br />

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