Afghans formally start exports via Iranian port

[Admin Khan]

Afghan product exports through the Chabahar Port in southeastern Iran began on Saturday, an official of the Export Promotion Agency of Afghanistan (EPAA) said.
EPPA spokesman Abdul Qadeer Mustafa, in an exclusive chat with Pajhwok Afghan News, hoped the development would significantly boost exports from the landlocked country.
Exports through Pakistan’s Karachi port had not been economical for Afghan entrepreneurs because of high storage cost and political restrictions.
“But it doesn’t mean an end to exports via the Wagah border between Pakistan and India. However, the Chabahar option is more economical and profitable for Afghanistan,” he added.
Via the Iranian port, the EPAA spokesman explained, Afghanistan’s dry fruit would be sent to India, Kazakhstan, Gulf and European states in an easier way.
“For the first time in our history, we will be directly dispatching our products to India,” Mustafa said, adding some dry-fruit shipments left Chabahar today.
The port, a significant commercial venture, is the shortest transit way to Afghanistan. In August 2012, a trilateral meeting between deputy foreign ministers from Iran, Afghanistan and Indian was held in Tehran.
“The objective of the meeting was to explore ways to expand trade and transit cooperation, including investment among the three countries starting with Chabahar Port,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kabul said.
Initiated by the Iranian side, the trilateral meeting took place on the sidelines of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit in Tehran. Officials discussed key political, economic and international issues and regional security.

http://www.pajhwok.com/en/2013/07/27/afghans-formally-start-exports-iranian-port

[Catya Sher]

That's interesting.

[ I wish some of those wonderful Afghan Raisins would be shipped right here
to my door via Chahbahar or any other route ! ]

What other dried fruit is exported ??

[Da Bannu Mazdigar]

very interesting i must say

I hope after they change the trade route.we would be able to fence the border with Afghanistan.

[randolph85]

very interesting i must say

I hope after they change the trade route.we would be able to fence the border with Afghanistan.

You are expecting to fence the roads?

[gadoonwal]

good luck afghanistan.
Hope for the better ,stable and peacefull afghanistan.

[Niazi]

very interesting i must say

I hope after they change the trade route.we would be able to fence the border with Afghanistan.

Please do

I don't understand as to why been barking about the it ,but haven't done fk all ,

Hopefully one day when we get leaders with bit of guts we might re rout the water ,you know .

[DSM0305]

very interesting i must say

I hope after they change the trade route.we would be able to fence the border with Afghanistan.

If you want to fence the border with Afghanistan, then you have to fence around Punjab province