India Kicks Off Trade Operation At India's Chabahar Port

India has kicked off trade operation at Iran's Chabahar port through berthing a Cyprus cargo ship carrying some 72 million tons of corn, Iran's official news agency IRNA has said

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 8th Jan, 2019 ) :India has kicked off trade operation at Iran's Chabahar port through berthing a Cyprus cargo ship carrying some 72 million tons of corn, Iran's official news agency IRNA has said.

Quoting a statement issued by Indian shipping ministry on Monday, IRNA said India officially took responsibility for part of Chabahar port in Sistan-Baluchestan Province.

The statement read that based on the trilateral agreement, signed on December 24, 2018, Indian government officially assumed responsibility for part of Chabahar port.

Previously representatives from India, Iran and Afghanistan opened their regional offices at Chabarhar free trade zone, IRNA added.