Gwadar port to play key role in promoting Pakistan-Iran ties

EghtesadOnline: Chairman of Pakistan Gwadar Port Authority has said that completion of Gwadar deep sea port would play a vital role in further promotion of ties between Iran and Pakistan.

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24 October 2017

According to IRNA, Dostain Khan Jamaldini made the remarks during a meeting with a 20-member Iranian delegation led by Deputy Governor of Sistan and Baluchestan Province Ali Asghar Mir Shekari in Gwadar.

The chairman went on to say that that sister port relationship between Gwadar port and the Iranian port, Chabahar, does exist and construction works of a railway track between the two ports are also under consideration.

Jamaldini said that construction works on Gwadar deep sea port and China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) mega projects are also in progress with full pace.

He said that the Gwadar port would play a vital role in promotion of contacts among China Pakistan, Central Asia republics, Iran and other regional countries.

He added CPEC mega project would bring a new economic revolution not only in the country but rather in the entire region.

The Chairman further said that construction of an international airport in Gwadar is also to be started within the days to come while transshipment is also going to be started soon on Gwadar port.