KABUL: (MEP) Iran is ready to meet Afghanistan’s demand for petroleum through the construction of a terminal and a warehouse, an Iranian official has said.
Ali Osat Hashemi, general governor for Sistan-Balochistan province, was mentioned as saying by a news agency that Iran would transport petroleum to the energy-deficient neighbor through pipelines.
Given its capacity for loading and unloading transit commodities, the Chabahar Port could emerge as a commercial hub for Afghan and Iranian traders, he believed.
Hashemi made the remarks at a recent meeting with visiting Afghan Consul-General Abdul Rahim Nikpour in the capital of Zahedan province, according to IRNA.
More than 100 Afghan suppliers and companies are active in Chabahar, showing the commercial opportunities offered by the port located near the Gulf of Oman.
